Social media influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico
Cesar Gastelum, who had more than 600,000 TikTok followers, was shot in the head outside a restaurant in Culiacan.
MEXICO CITY – A social media influencer was shot dead while live streaming with friends outside a restaurant in the Mexican state of Culiacan, Metro UK reported.
The victim, identified as Cesar Gastelum, was shot at about 8.14pm local time last Monday, with the incident watched live by his followers on social media.
Footage of the incident showed two men wearing helmets arriving at the restaurant's drive-through lane on a white, red and black motorcycle.
One of the assailants was seen approaching Gastelum and firing a handgun at the victim's head before both fled the scene.
Two friends who were helping to record the live stream were not injured, but were said to be traumatised by the incident.
Medical personnel who arrived later confirmed that the victim had died at the scene.
Gastelum was a popular content creator in Mexico with more than 600,000 followers on TikTok. – AGENCIES
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