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Venezuelan influencer who criticized gangs and police shot dead during TikTok livestream

  • A Venezuelan TikTok influencer was shot and killed during a livestream on Sunday, prompting an investigation, according to the country's top prosecutor.
  • Sarmiento had nearly 80,000 followers and criticized police and gang members linked to the Tren de Aragua for threatening him.
  • The Public Prosecutor's Office has started an investigation to identify and prosecute those responsible for Sarmiento's death.
  • The ministry assigned the 69th Prosecutor's Office Against Organized Crime to investigate, identify, and prosecute those responsible for Sarmiento's death.
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Gabriel Jes Sarmento was shot by two armed men at home. The TikTok account reported cases of corruption in the police and links between authorities and gangs such as the Aragua Train.

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The Venezuelan Tiktoker Gabriel Sarmiento, with more than 77,000 followers on the social network, was murdered this weekend during a live broadcast. The man denounced alleged members of the band Tren de Aragua and alleged corrupt police officers, AFP reports. In the video, broadcast on social networks, one hears knocks on a door and the screams of a woman in the background asking for “assistance”. “I was shot, I was shot”, one hears Sarmiento be…

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La República broke the news in Lima, Peru on Monday, June 23, 2025.
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