Suspect arrested for live murder of Tiktok influencer who denounced Tren de Aragua Gang in Venezuela

Venezuelan police have arrested an alleged accomplice in the Murder of a Tiktok influent who was killed during a live broadcast after denouncing the members of the Aragua train criminal gangs and allegedly corrupt police officers.

Jesús Sarmiento, who had more than 77,000 followers on the social networks platform, was broadcast live when armed men entered the residence where he stayed and shot him.

Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced on Sunday on Instagram the arrest of Pierina Uribarri, whom he described as Adrian Romero’s partner, the alleged gunman.

The prosecutors accused Uribarri of intentional homicide, criminal association and terrorism.

Arrest orders for Romero and two other alleged perpetrators, Wilbert González and Gerald Nieto have been issued.

In the final transmission of Sarmiento, hitting a door and a woman shouts by “help” can be heard in the background.

“They shot me, they shot me,” Sarmiento is heard before the blood appears on the floor. Two armed men are visible before the transmission ends.

Sarmiento had spoken in his Tiktok publications about the leader of the Trena de Aragua gang, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero, one of the most wanted criminals in Venezuela, known by the alias “Guerrero Nino”. The US Department of State has offered a reward of $ 5 million for information that leads to its arrest and condemnation.

Sarmiento also published photos and videos of alleged gang members and extortion denounced by police officers.

The government has maintained that the Aragua train, which the United States considers a “terrorist” organization, has already been dismantled and denies its existence.

The murder of Sarmiento marked the latest in a series of mortal attacks in popular figures of social networks worldwide.

Earl this month, the Pakistani police said that the 17 -year -old Tiktok star Available Yousaf She was shot dead by a man who had contacted her repeatedly online.

In May, the Murder of a young influencer During a live broadcast in Mexico, he surprised the country. The authorities insisted that there was no “evidence” that the 23 -year -old murder Valeria Márquez It was linked to organized crime, and prosecutors opened an investigation for “femicide.”

• Venezuela
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