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Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream

created: May 15, 2025, 3:48 a.m. | updated: May 16, 2025, 6:47 p.m.

Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestreamValeria Marquez had a total of 200,000 followers across TikTok and InstagramA 23-year-old Mexican social media influencer has been shot dead while live streaming on TikTok, the state prosecutor's office said. Valeria Marquez was killed when a man entered her beauty salon in the city of Guadalajara "and apparently fired a gun at her", according to the Jalisco state prosecutor's office. The motive for the fatal attack has not been identified but the case is being investigated as a femicide - when women and girls are killed because of their gender, the state prosecutor said. Gender-based violence is highly common in Mexico where the UN reports 10 women or girls are murdered every day by partners or family members.

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