Valeria Márquez, 23, was likely murdered by a hit man during a livestream on TikTok, Mexican prosecutors said.

On Tuesday, Valeria Marquez was shot dead at Blossom The Beauty Lounge, a beauty salon owned by the victim in Zapopan, a town in the central-eastern state of Jalisco. The state prosecutor's office said it is investigating the crime as a femicide, meaning that it believes the crime was motivated by the fact the victim was a woman.

TikTok influencer Valeria Marquez was shot dead while livestreaming in Mexico on 13 May, highlighting the country's ongoing femicide crisis. Her death has sparked national outrage and renewed calls for justice and reform.