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Mexican social media influencer Cesar Gastelum was shot and killed on Tuesday while livestreaming with friends outside a fast food restaurant in the northwestern city of \u200bCuliacan, local authorities said.<\/p>\n

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Gastelum, who had nearly 600,000 followers on TikTok \u200band was known for comedy videos, was streaming live outside \u2060a fast food restaurant when two people on a motorcycle, both wearing \u200bhelmets, approached him and his friends.<\/p>\n

In a recording of the livestream, seen \u200bby Reuters, the driver of the motorcycle appeared to fire a gun directly at Gastelum.<\/p>\n

A security official in Sinaloa state confirmed Gastelum\u2019s death and said a significant security \u200boperation was underway.<\/p>\n

The killing comes amid persistent violence in Culiacan, the capital \u200bof Sinaloa, which has been at the center of a conflict between rival organized crime \u200cfactions \u2060competing for control.<\/p>\n

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The shooting also recalled the May 2025 killing of Mexican beauty influencer\u00a0Valeria Marquez, who was shot to death during a TikTok livestream at the salon where she worked in Zapopan, in the western state of \u200bJalisco.<\/p>\n

Marquez, 23, \u200bwas killed after \u2060a man entered the salon and opened fire, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n

Her death was investigated under\u00a0femicide\u00a0protocols.<\/p>\n

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In July, Mexican \u200bauthorities announced the arrest in Jalisco of Ramon Angel \u200bAlvarez Ayala, \u2060known as \u201cEl R-1,\u201d whom Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch identified as the leader of a criminal cell linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).<\/p>\n

Authorities have \u2060linked \u200bAlvarez Ayala to the killing of Marquez \u200band accused him of ordering and financing the November 2025 murder of Uruapan mayor\u00a0Carlos Manzo.<\/p>\n

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