The live murder of Tiktok Star, who denounced the train gang of Aragua, is under investigation in Venezuela

The Venezuelan prosecutor’s office said Monday that he has launched an investigation into the live murder of a popular Tiktok user who had denounced the Aragua train Criminal gangs and allegedly corrupt police officers.

Jesús Sarmiento, who had almost 80,000 followers in Tiktok, was killed during the weekend by armed men who broke into the residence where he stayed.

In the shared video on social networks, a woman hitting a door and shouts for help can be heard in the background.

“They shot me, they shot me,” says Sarmiento, since the blood is visible on the floor. Two armed men appear briefly before the current ends.

“Attorney General Tarek William Saab announces that the Public Prosecutor’s Office … The task of investigating, identifying and punishing those responsible for the murder of Jesús Sarmiento,” the prosecutor’s office on Instagram announced Monday.

Sarmiento had “denounced the threats he was receiving from Gedos members (structured organized crime group) and alleged police officers,” said the prosecutor’s office in a statement.

In his Tiktok positions, Sarmiento spoke about Aragua’s train leader, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero, who is one of the most wanted criminals in the country known to Alias ​​”Guerrero Nino”. The US Department of State has offered a reward of $ 5 million for information that leads to its arrest and condemnation.

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

Sarmiento shared photos and videos of alleged members of the gang and denounced the “extortion” by police officers.

“I was kidnapped by … Daet: the Directorate of Strategic and Tactical Actions of the Police,” he said in one of his final videos.

“We are invaded by criminal officials who work with common criminals,” he added.

The murder of Sarmiento marks the latest in a series of fatal attacks in popular figures of social networks.

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.

And last month, the Murder of a young influencer During a live broadcast in Jalisco, in western Mexico, he shocked 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.”

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