An influencer was shot dead while livestreaming in the street alongside two friends, as thousands watched online. César Gastélum was shot in the head by two motorcycling hitmen while filming content in front of a fast food restaurant.
Attack broadcast live
The 24-year-old content creator was filming a stunt outside a KFC restaurant when the killers struck in Mexico. In the footage, the rider apparently raised his gun and shot César in the head at point blank range.
Viewers watched the horror unfold in real time on the streaming platform Kick under the victim's alias Compasexor. The Mexican social media star, who had 600,000 TikTok fans and 123,000 Instagram followers, dropped to the ground and had no vital signs when paramedics arrived.
Details of the incident
The cold-blooded hit happened in Culiacán in Sinaloa State, Mexico, at around 8.15pm on August 4. The content creating trio had dressed up as food delivery riders for a social media challenge outside the KFC.
Minutes earlier, the same motorcycle had circled the car park. One of César's companions could be heard warning: "Those lads scare me." The attackers rode a white, red and black Honda dual-purpose bike. One wore a grey T-shirt, the other black. Both had jeans. None of the other streamers were hurt.
Investigation underway
Sinaloa state prosecutors confirmed they have opened a murder file. Police and army units sealed off the scene just metres from the state attorney general's office. No arrests have been made yet and no motive has been given for the alleged hit.
Full name César Daniel Nolasco Gastélum, the victim specialised in comedy sketches, northern culture parodies and live chats. The killing comes amid ongoing bloody turf wars between rival organised crime groups in the city. It echoes last year's livestream murder of beauty influencer Valeria Márquez in Jalisco.
