Who was Valeria Marquez, Mexican influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream?

Valeria Marquez, a 23-year-old Mexican model and social media influencer, was shot dead while livestreaming from her beauty salon in the country’s western state of Jalisco. She appeared to be speaking to someone off-camera, reportedly a delivery person, when she was suddenly shot and collapsed on the spot. State officials are treating her death as a possible case of femicide, a gender-based killing where women are targeted because of their gender

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