Caesar Gastélum, a 25-year-old Mexican influencer, was murdered during a live broadcast in Culiacán, Sinaloa, on August 4. Crime raises questions about drug trafficking violence in the region.
© Instagram – Cesar Gastelum
07/08/2026
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O mexican influencer César Gastélum was murdered last Tuesday, August 4, while making a live broadcast from the city of Culiacán in the state of Sinaloa.
The young man, only 25 years old, had half a million followers on TikTok and 200,000 on Instagram, where he shared content about his daily life, travel and luxury cars.
The influencer was with two friends in front of a KFC restaurant when two men on a motorcycle approached and fired. The crime was registered on his cell phone since he was making a direct hit right then.
Mexican authorities are investigating a possible link to organized crime.
According to the website Mundo Deportivo, although the motive of the crime is not confirmed, the truth is that it occurs in a context of war among the main factions of the Sinaloa Cartel. This conflict has greatly increased violence in the region.
The Sinaloa Cartel is one of the largest and most violent drug trafficking organizations in the world.
The Mexican police said that, according to recent publications on social networks of influencer, it managed to realize that there may be “alusion to a faction of a criminal group”.