Suspect in brutal execution of influencer Valeria Marquez leaves bouquet of red roses outside salon with mysterious note

Scottish Sun

20-05-2025

THE suspected killer of a beauty influencer who was shot dead during a live stream allegedly left a bouquet of red roses with a chilling note outside her salon.
TikTok star Valeria Marquez, 23, was killed when a man entered her beauty salon in Mexico "and fired a gun at her", according to prosecutors.
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The moment Marquez was seen scanning the entrance of her salon when the gunman entered
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A bouquet of flowers with a note saying 'sorry' at the scene of her murder by the suspected killer
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Marquez pictured at her salon
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The social media influencer was brazenly shot dead during a TikTok livestream on Tuesday in the beauty salon where she worked in the city of Zapopan, in the state of Jalisco.
According to the Jalisco Prosecutor's Office, she had been filming at Blossom The Beauty Lounge when a man entered the establishment and fired three shots at her with a firearm.
Just days after her tragic death, a mysterious bouquet of red roses was left outside the shop on Thursday with a chilling note.
The flowers were left in a vase with a ribbon and were packed in black decorative paper.
They were accompanied by a note that simply said: 'Sorry."
The bouquet was considered suspicious and is thought to have been left by the suspected killer.
Cops rushed to the scene to gather evidence and remove it from the scene.
Marquez was fatally shot in her chest and head - allegedly by a man pretending to bring her a gift.
Harrowing footage showed the moments before Márquez's death.
Disturbing images showed her scanning the entrance to her shop before looking down at bullet wounds on her body.
She then appeared to suffer a fatal headshot.
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Terrified viewers tuned in to the livestream at the time were left stunned, with many refusing to believe it was real at first.
The suspect was seen fleeing the scene on a motorbike with an accomplice.
Paramedics rushed to the scene shortly after, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Local media speculated that the two people arrived outside her salon pretending to be deliverymen.
The suspected shooter told her he had an 'expensive gift' for her before allegedly opening fire.
Márquez had 84,000 followers on Instagram, where she also shared beauty content and comedy clips for her fans.
The original footage of her liverstream has since been removed from her page.
Cops shut off the area around the victim's shop to collect evidence.
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Marquez was fatally shot in her chest and head
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Influencer Valeria Márquez had over 200,000 followers on social media
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Marquez was broadcasting to her large audience when the fatal attack occurred
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They have since launched a probe and a manhunt is underway.
The prosecutor's office said: "According to the initial investigation, she was in her establishment when a man entered and apparently shot her several times with a firearm, killing her."
Infobae, an Argentinian online newspaper, reported that a man has been named on social media as the prime suspect in the murder of Marquez.
It added, "the leader of the Elite Group of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has allegedly been in a relationship with Valeria Marquez for several months."
However, investigators told Infobae that, despite rumors about the alleged killer, "that name is not formally included in the file, nor has it been mentioned in testimony."
The prosecutor's office said in a statement that she was found dead upon the arrival of paramedics.
Mexico has the second highest number of femicides in Latin America, according to the UN.
In December, a TikTok star and model was shot dead outside a gym reportedly in a targeted attack in Tijuana, Mexico.
Fedra Oded Gaxiola Orozco, 24, was gunned down in broad daylight while sitting in her black Mercedes Benz.