Story By: Ana Lacasa, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News
This pretty Mexican Instagram influencer who once posted a photo of herself posing with a gun has been shot dead in a bar in a suspected drug cartel murder.
Influencer ‘Keilanny Boo’, who had more than 59,000 followers on Instagram and 136,000 followers on Facebook, was shot to death on the 17th of July but her murder has only recently been reported by the Mexican authorities.
According to investigation sources, the influencer was shot to death in a beer in the municipality of Nezahualcoyotl, in the central Mexican state of Mexico.
Pictures Credit: CEN/@keilannyboo
According to reports, the woman was killed by members of the drug cartel La Union Tepito, with whom she reportedly had links. Reports from the prosecution suggest the influencer may have belonged to the cartel.
Authorities reported that she lived in Nezahualcoyotl and she was murdered in the Cheleria bar in the same municipality.
Members of the General Prosecution of the state are investigating the case. The influencer would often post photos flaunting her luxury lifestyle, with images showing her behind the wheel of a BMW and stepping into a Ford Mustang.
She also posted a photo of herself pointing a gun at the camera and another of an assault rifle with bullets spelling out her name,
A friend of the victim, who had a young child, shared a message expressing her condolences over the death of the young woman on social media.
She wrote: “Thanks daughter, sister, mum and friend… Take care of yourself in that place wherever you are, sending kisses to the sky.”
The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been reported.
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