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Florida Influencer Eixchel Berroteran and Her Mother Survive Violent Attack by Former Stepfather

TikToker Ishelle Berrotteran speaks out after her stepdad allegedly tries to kill her and her mother.

Ishelle’s former stepdad Luis Damos allegedly broke into her Miami apartment with a gun and allegedly tried to murder her and her mom Frances Damos. Ishelle says on Instagram translated from Spanish, "On the night of August 21st, 2024, I was reborn.

My ex-stepdad, who didn’t live in my house, walked in with a gun, saying he was going to kill me and said that it was according to him because I didn’t want him and my mom to be together."

The influencer, who also shares the same account of the incident with authorities in a police report obtained by NBC News 6 in South Florida, alleges that she escaped a gunshot as her mom, who was married to Luis for 13 years before ending the relationship eight months before the incident, fended him off from behind.

Ishelle continues, "I was stunned, in shock, and with the fear of thinking that those would be my last moments of life. At that moment, God gave me the strength to stand up and defend myself with my mom. The love we have for each other gave us the strength to control the situation."

According to the arrest report obtained by NBC News 6, Frances was able to calm Luis down and agreed to help him clean up any evidence in the apartment.

To get the 64-year-old to leave their home, the matriarch convinced him she would not call the police for the report.

However, the following day Frances and her daughter did contact authorities and Damos was arrested on charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault with firearm, burglary with assault or battery, attempted tampering with physical evidence, false imprisonment, and felony battery per NBC News 6. He appeared in court on August 24, where he was ordered to be held without bond, according to the outlet. E! News reached out to Luis’ attorney for comment but has not heard back. While Ishelle survived the scary situation alongside her mom, the experience still haunts her.

She says in her post, "Today I can tell you that the trauma hurts more than the physical wounds, and the truth is I really don’t know how I will ever get over this nightmare.

No one deserves to live through what my mom and I went through, and you never think that this is something that can happen to you until it is happening.

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