Valeria Márquez, a 23-year-old Mexican social media influencer, was fatally shot during a TikTok livestream while at a beauty salon in Jalisco. Authorities believe she was targeted by a hit man, and Márquez had expressed fear for her safety just minutes before her murder. The incident has drawn attention to Mexico's alarming rates of femicide, with the country ranking fourth-highest in Latin America and the Caribbean. The killing has sparked outrage and renewed calls for action against gender-based violence. Prosecutors are investigating the case as a targeted attack.
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Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream
Influencer Valeria Marquez was reportedly shot and killed inside a Mexico salon during a livestream. Authorities in Jalisco, Mexico, said in a statement on Tuesday, May 13, that a 23-year-old woman with an "active presence and influence on social media" was inside a beauty salon in Jalisco, Mexico, when a man entered the establishment and
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Influencer shot dead during livestream voiced fear minutes before murder: "Maybe they were going to kill me"
Valeria Márquez, 23, was likely murdered by a hit man during a livestream on TikTok, Mexican prosecutors said.
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Prosecutors: Mexican influencer fatally shot during TikTok livestream appeared to be killed by hit man
The social media influencer who was shot dead during a live stream on TikTok in the Mexican state of Jalisco appeared to be murdered by a hit man and expressed fear before being killed, prosecutors said on Thursday.
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