Top Security Team Investigating TikTok Murder of Mexican Beauty Influencer
- Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Marquez was shot dead during a TikTok livestream on May 14 at her salon in Zapopan, Jalisco.
- The killing occurred amid a longstanding epidemic of gender-based violence and femicide in Mexico, where impunity and male chauvinism persist.
- Authorities, including Mexico's national security cabinet and the Jalisco state prosecutor, investigate the murder as a possible femicide with no direct suspects named yet.
- During the past year, there were 852 reported femicide cases in Mexico, with Jalisco identified as one of the states experiencing high levels of violence. President Claudia Sheinbaum has committed to actively pursuing those responsible for these crimes.
- Marquez's death spurred national outrage and protests, highlighting institutional failures to address violence against women and the prevalence of societal acceptance of such crimes.
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What we know about the Mexican influencer killed while recording live on TikTok
"Maybe they'll kill me or kidnap me," Valeria Márquez told her audience during a live stream, unaware that seconds later she would be murdered and that the incident would be recorded on TikTok.


TikTok influencer’s killing on camera highlights the femicide crisis in Latin America
Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Marquez was shot dead during a TikTok livestream. @V___marquez / InstagramValeria Marquez, a beauty influencer, was shot dead by a man on May 14 while live streaming on TikTok at her beauty salon in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. The authorities are investigating the case as a suspected femicide, where women or girls are killed on account of their gender. The killing of Marquez is part of a gender-based violen…
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