Mexico City, May 15 -- A 23-year-old Mexican beauty influencer, Valeria Marquez, was tragically shot dead during a live TikTok session at a beauty salon in Zapopan, Jalisco. Known for her makeup tutorials and beauty-related content, Marquez had a significant following of nearly 200,000 across TikTok and Instagram.

The incident occurred on Tuesday at the salon where she worked. Moments before the shooting, Marquez was livestreaming while seated at a table, holding a stuffed toy. In the clip, she was heard saying, "They're coming," followed by a voice off-camera asking, "Hey, Vale?" She responded "Yes," and then muted the livestream.

Shortly afterward, gunshots rang out. A person briefly appeared in the livestream, picking up her phone be...