Violence against Internet stars in Mexico
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In Mexico there is much violence from drug gangs. Now it hit a known internet star again. César Gastélum was shot on the street. He was making a video for his fans. Two men on a motorbike attacked him. They shot him in the head. Gastélum was known for funny videos. He had almost 600000 fans on the internet. The murder happened in the city of Culiacán. There gangs fight for power.
There were similar crimes before. The influencer Valeria Márquez was killed in 2025. She was also live on the internet. The police now caught a suspect. His name is Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala. He is the boss of a criminal group. The police think the gang boss son was a partner of Valeria before. He did threaten her.
The police still look for the son and the shooter. In Mexico many internet stars were murdered. Often the crimes have to do with drug cartels. The president of Mexico wants to punish the killers. The authorities now check all videos from the victims. They look for clues about the killers in them.
There were similar crimes before. The influencer Valeria Márquez was killed in 2025. She was also live on the internet. The police now caught a suspect. His name is Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala. He is the boss of a criminal group. The police think the gang boss son was a partner of Valeria before. He did threaten her.
The police still look for the son and the shooter. In Mexico many internet stars were murdered. Often the crimes have to do with drug cartels. The president of Mexico wants to punish the killers. The authorities now check all videos from the victims. They look for clues about the killers in them.
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Definitions
- Influencer
- A person who publishes many posts on the internet. Many people look at these pictures or videos. These persons often have great influence on their viewers.
- Cartel
- An alliance of criminals or companies. In Mexico this mostly means big gangs that trade forbidden drugs and use violence.
- Livestream
- A video broadcast on the internet that people watch in real time. This happens at the exact moment the person records the video.
People
- César Gastélum
- A Mexican internet star who was known for funny videos and was shot in a video.
- Valeria Márquez
- A known beauty expert from the internet who became the victim of a crime in the year 2025.
- Ramón Ángel Álvarez Ayala
- A suspected leader of a criminal gang in Mexico whom the police arrested.
Locations
- Mexico
- A big country in North America that borders the USA in the south.
- Culiacán
- A big city in the northwest of Mexico where violence between gangs often rules.
Sources
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