Gunman kills popular Mexican influencer César Gastélum during a livestream, highlighting the rising violence against social media personalities linked to cartels.

Gunman kills popular Mexican influencer César Gastélum during a livestream, highlighting the rising violence against social media personalities linked to cartels.

A Mexican influencer was shot dead yesterday while streaming live on social media outside a restaurant in Sinaloa state, where gang violence is rife.

Mexican officials say a social media influencer was killed by a gunman during a livestream in the violence-torn state of Sinaloa.

Cesar Gastelum was streaming live outside a fast food restaurant when one of the two people on a motorcycle appeared to fire a gun at him.

A Mexican content creator was shot to death Tuesday night while livestreaming outside a fast-food restaurant in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state, as two people on a motorcycle opened fire in vie

MEXICO CITY, Aug 4 - 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 Culiacan, local authorities said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MEXICO CITY, Aug 4 - 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 Culiacan, local authorities said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Mexican authorities implied the killing of the young man was linked to cartel violence but did not blame any particular group.

César Gastélum, a popular TikTok comedian with nearly 600,000 followers, was shot dead during a livestream outside a fast food restaurant in Culiacan, Sinaloa.

A video of the attack shows Cesar Gastelum laughing with two friends in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in Culiacan when two men arrived on a motorcycle. One of the assailants got off the bike, opened fire on the influencer and fled with his accomplice.

25-year-old Mexican influencer Cesar Gastelum was shot in point-blank range during a livestream in Culiacan as his haunting final video went viral online.