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Influencer Cesar Gastelum Killed Livestreaming at Culiacán KFC

8/5/2026

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Cesar Gastelum, an influencer, was shot dead while livestreaming outside a KFC in Culiacán, Sinaloa, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Two assailants on a motorcycle arrived and the driver fired a handgun, striking Gastelum in the head.
Police and military secured the scene and found his body near the drive-thru exit.
The killing happened as Culiacán faces an internal Sinaloa Cartel fight, echoing the May 2025 livestream murder of influencer Valeria Marquez.

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Cesar Gastelum, an influencer, was shot dead while livestreaming outside a KFC in Culiacán, Sinaloa, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Two assailants on a motorcycle arrived and the driver fired a handgun, striking Gastelum in the head.
Police and military secured the scene and found his body near the drive-thru exit.
The killing happened as Culiacán faces an internal Sinaloa Cartel fight, echoing the May 2025 livestream murder of influencer Valeria Marquez.