A Mexican social media influencer was shot useless throughout a TikTok livestream, authorities stated.
Valeria Marquez, 23, who had practically 200,000 followers on social media, was working at a magnificence salon in Zapopan, Jalisco, central Mexico, earlier than the incident on Tuesday.
On her TikTok livestream, Marquez was seen seated at a desk holding a stuffed toy in entrance of her. She was heard saying, “They’re coming,” earlier than a voice off-screen requested, “Hey, Vale?”
“Yes,” Marquez responded earlier than muting the sound on her livestream.
She gave the impression to be talking to somebody off-camera when she was shot as soon as within the head and as soon as within the chest, killing her immediately.
Marquez had stated earlier within the livestream that somebody had come to the salon when she was not there with an “expensive gift” for her.
The Jalisco state prosecutor stated in a press release that her loss of life is being investigated as femicide – the killing of ladies or ladies for causes of gender.
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Gender-based violence is very widespread in Mexico. In keeping with the UN, 10 girls or ladies within the nation are murdered on daily basis by companions or members of the family.
The prosecutor’s workplace didn’t title a suspect.
