A social media influencer was shot to death while she was doing a livestream on TikTok at her beauty salon in central Mexico, state authorities said on Wednesday.

Valeria Marquez, 23, was seen looking up at someone off camera, still live on TikTok, responding to a voice in the background asking, "Hey, Vale?"

"Yes," she said, before muting the sound on the live broadcast.

Within seconds she appeared to be shot in the abdomen and the head before collapsing.

The violent murder of the popular influencer in the city of Zapopan has shocked Mexico and the online community. Marquez had over 200,000 followers on TikTok.

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