TikTok influencer Valeria Marquez killed during livestream from her beauty salon
A Mexican influencer was murdered by a motorbike-riding gunman pretending to deliver a gift as she was livestreaming to her tens of thousands of social media followers, police said.
Valeria Marquez, 23, was gunned down in her Blossom the Beauty Lounge salon in Jalisco, Mexico, on Tuesday, El Imparcial reported.
The blonde bombshell, who boasts nearly 200,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram, took a bullet to her chest and head in the sickening ordeal.
3 Valeria Marquez was fatally shot in her Blossom the Beauty Lounge salon in Jalisco, Mexico.
Instagarm / @v___marquez
The influencer was mid-livestream when the gunman suddenly pulled up outside the salon on a motorbike and opened fire.
Horrified followers who witnessed the on-camera bloodshed described seeing Marquez clutch her ribcage just moments before she collapsed to the ground.
The gunman then apparently entered the salon and fired another round before fleeing.
Marquez, who was known for sharing beauty and lifestyle clips online, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Just hours before the slaying, Marquez had shared a selfie on her Instagram story of herself posing in the salon.
3 The influencer with roughly 200,000 followers was mid-livestream when a motorbike-riding gunman pretending to deliver a gift opened fire.
TikTok / @v___marquez
3 Marquez was pronounced dead at the scene.
Instagarm / @v___marquez
Police said they are still trying to track down the gunman.
Investigators haven't yet determined a motive.
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