MEXICO CITY: A younger Mexican social media influencer, recognized for her movies about magnificence and make-up, was overtly shot to demise throughout a TikTok livestream, in an incident that despatched shockwaves by a rustic that faces excessive ranges of gender-based violence.
The demise of Valeria Marquez, 23, is being investigated in accordance with protocols for femicide – the killing of girls or ladies for causes of gender – the Jalisco state prosecutor stated in a press release launched on Tuesday (Might 13) night.
Femicide can contain degrading violence, sexual abuse, a relationship with the assassin, or the sufferer’s physique being uncovered in a public area, in accordance with Mexican authorities.
Marquez was killed on Tuesday within the magnificence salon the place she labored within the metropolis of Zapopan by a person who entered and shot her, the assertion stated. The prosecutor’s workplace didn’t title a suspect.
Seconds earlier than the incident, Marquez was seen on her TikTok livestream seated at a desk clutching a stuffed toy. She was heard saying, “they’re coming”, earlier than a voice within the background requested “Hey, Vale?”
“Sure,” Marquez replied, simply earlier than muting the sound on the livestream.
Moments later, she was shot to demise. An individual appeared to select up her telephone, with their face briefly exhibiting on the livestream earlier than the video ended.
