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Mexican influencer shot dead while livestreaming

A TikTok influencer was killed by a gunman during a live stream in Mexico's Sinaloa state.

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TikTok influencer César Gastélum was shot and killed by a motorbike driver while filming outside a fast-food outlet in Sinaloa state, Mexico, during a live broadcast. The killing is the latest in a pattern of violence targeting social media personalities in the country, authorities said.

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Mexican influencer shot dead while streaming live on social media

The TikTok influencer, César Gastélum, was filming outside a fast-food outlet in Sinaloa state when he was killed by a motorbike driver.

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Gunman kills Mexican influencer during livestream

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A gunman killed a social media influencer during a live stream in Mexico's volatile northwestern state of Sinaloa, authorities said Wednesday, a public killing that underscored ongoing violence targeting social media personalities in the Latin American…

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