Mexican influencer Valeria Marquez killed on TikTok livestream

A 23-year-old Mexican social media influencer has been shot lifeless whereas reside streaming on TikTok, the state prosecutor’s workplace mentioned.

Valeria Marquez was killed when a person entered her magnificence salon within the metropolis of Guadalajara “and apparently fired a gun at her”, in keeping with the Jalisco state prosecutor’s workplace.

The motive for the deadly assault has not been recognized however the case is being investigated as a femicide – when girls and ladies are killed due to their gender, the state prosecutor mentioned.

Gender-based violence is extremely frequent in Mexico the place the UN stories 10 girls or ladies are murdered day by day by companions or relations.

Moments earlier than her loss of life, Ms Marquez was sitting at a desk holding a stuffed animal at her magnificence salon within the suburb of Zapopan doing a livestream.

Seconds later, she is shot lifeless, with the footage solely ending when one other individual picks up her cellphone to cease the recording.

Native media stories say she was killed by a person pretending to convey her a present.

Police arrived on the scene round 18:30 native time (12:30 GMT) and confirmed Ms Marquez’s loss of life, in keeping with the state prosecutor.

The prosecutor’s workplace didn’t identify a suspect.

Followers of Ms Marquez, whose social media following totalled almost 200,000 throughout TikTok and Instagram, have reacted with horror to her loss of life.

Mayor of Zapopan Juan José Frangie mentioned his workplace had no report of Ms Marquez requesting assist from the authorities as a consequence of threats in opposition to her, including “a femicide is the worst factor”, in keeping with information company AFP.

The state prosecutor says forensic specialists are investigating the capturing.