Influencer shot dead by hitmen outside KFC as thousands watched livestream in horror
Content creator César Gastélum, 24, was shot in the head by two hitmen on a motorbike while filming in front of a KFC restaurant in Mexico
The horrifying moment was captured on livestream(Image: JamPress)
An influencer has been shot dead while livestreaming in the street alongside two friends, as thousands watched on online. César Gastélum was shot in the head by two motorcycling hitmen while filming the content in front of a fast food restaurant.
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 on as the horror unfolded 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 on the scene.
The attack happened in Mexico(Image: JamPress)
The cold-blooded hit happened in Culiacán in Sinaloa State, Mexico at around 8.15pm yesterday (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, as reported by NeedToKnow. 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. Sinaloa state prosecutors confirmed they have opened a murder file.
He was killed upon impact(Image: JamPress)
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.
The investigation continues.
