Mexican TikTok Beauty Influencer Fatally Shot During Livestream

Valeria Marquez, 23, had nearly 200,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok.

Mexican social media influencer Valeria Marquez, 23, who was shot to death during a TikTok livestream in the beauty salon where she worked in Zapopan, in an image obtained from social media. @v___marquez/via Instagram/via Reuters

A 23-year-old beauty influencer was shot and killed May 13 during a livestream on TikTok while working at her beauty salon in the city of Zapopan, according to the Jalisco Attorney General’s Office.

The victim, Valeria Marquez, was known for her beauty and makeup videos, amassing nearly 200,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok. The fatal shooting occurred Tuesday evening inside her salon on Avenida Servidor Público in the Real del Carmen neighborhood, according to a press release from the Jalisco Attorney General’s Office.