Venezuelan Influencer Who Criticized Both gangs and allegedly corrupt Cops was shot and kiled on Monday While Livestream on Tiktok, authorses Said.
Venezuela’s Ministry of Public Safety Said in A Statement on Instagram that influencer Gabriel Jesús Sarmiento Died in the City of Maracay.
Sarmiento often Criticized Criminal Groups and Alleged Corruption In Law High Hist Content Online, and the Ministry Added That His Death Camely after Reported “Threats Made Against Him by Members of the Gesos Officials. ”
Maracay is the Capital of Aragua, the region from Which the Notorious Tren from Aragua Gang Takes Its Name, Thought There is no Known Connection Between The Tiktoker’s Death and the Criminal Group.
CNN has Reated Out to Police in Aragua for Comment.
The Ministry also Said it Assigned the 69th Prosecutor’s Office Against Organized Crime To “Investigate, Identify, and Prosecute” those responsibelle for Sarmiento’s Death.
In A Recording of Sarmiento’s Livestream VieWed By CNN, A Woman Can Be Heard Screaming Offscreen, While a Man Asks Her Who She is Yelling.
“What Happened, What Happened?” Shouts the man in the record, followed by a Heavy Burst of Gunfire.
“They Shot Me!” The Man Then Screams. The video ends with the image of two unidentified armed men. Seconds Later, The Livestream Stops and the Video Ends.
Sarmiento’s Death Comes Just Over a Month After Another Latin American Influencer Was Kiled While Livestreaming. Mexican Beauty Influencer VALERIA MARQUEZ was shot and kiled in a salon in jalisco in may, sparking another over high rates of feminicide in the region.
Just Days Before Marquez’s Death, Another Woman – A Mayoral Candidate In the State of Veracruz – Was Shot Dead, Also During a Livestream, AlongSide Three Oter People.
CNN is Making Efforts to Contact Sarmiento’s Family, as well as Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab, for Further Information.
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