Karla Pardini: TikToker, 21, fatally shot by individuals who asked to meet her outside her home
CULIACAN, SINALOA: A Famous Mexican TikToker was shot dead last week on September 20, after receiving a menacing call from a person who asked her to step outside her home at the intersection of the Catedráticos and Ignacio López Rayón streets in Culiacán, Sinaloa. The bullet-riddled body of Karla Pardini, 21, was found by the police the following day. Pardini reportedly received the suspicious call at around 10.30 pm and she never returned after leaving her home.
“According to information provided by her mother, she received a call, went outside and that’s when the attack occurred,” Sinaloa prosecutor Sara Bruna Quiñonez told Jam Press of the murder. According to Sinaloa State Attorney General’s Office, Pardini had been ambushed and shot multiple times. Investigators have not revealed the name of the assailants who shot Pardini. Witnesses told authorities that several armed individuals were seen roaming the area before Pardini was killed.
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Police have registered the TikToker's alleged murder as “a femicide because she was exposed and in a state of helplessness when the attack took place”, New York Post reports. “We are carrying out the investigation with the utmost secrecy so as not to alert the possible suspect,” declared authorities, who have yet to make any arrests.
#MexicoPaisDonde una joven de 21 años no puede transitar libremente sin que le quiten la vida a balazos.
— Karime Golib 🌺🍭 (@GolibKarime) September 22, 2022
Terrible que aún haya sitios de mi País dónde parece una tierra sin Ley.#QEPD Karla Pardini.#Culiacan pic.twitter.com/179WvPcGxo
Pardini was known for posting dance and fashion content on her TikTok account. Her last post was on September 19 when she uploaded three videos for her more than 90,000 followers. One of the short clips contained two captions in Spanish that read “When they tell me they don’t like me. In short, I hope you like me less.” The clip currently has 1.5 million views and more than a thousand comments as viewers mourn Pardini’s tragic passing.
Este es uno de los últimos videos de la TikToker e influencer #KarlaPardini, de 21 años de edad, quien hace unos días salió de su casa tras recibir una llamada y fue ejecutada a balazos en #Culiacán, #Sinaloa.
— Arturo Luna Silva (@ALunaSilva) September 25, 2022
@Pueblaonline pic.twitter.com/jGBiaQqlHZ
“We live in a cruel world,” said one heartbroken commenter, while another wrote, “So beautiful and with a full life to live… I can’t believe how bad people are in this world, may she rest in peace.” “With only 21 years of age, she had her whole life ahead of her,” added one devastated viewer. “May she rest in peace.” Pardini is the 14th woman murdered in Sinaloa in 2022, according to state government data.
Que bien come el forense...
— Sinnerman (@SirSinnerman) September 25, 2022
Severa hetaira esa Karla Pardini 😕🤤 pic.twitter.com/LbhHQsIys9
MEAWW previously reported that Cooper Noriega, a 19-year-old TikTok star was found dead in a parking lot on June 8. This happened hours after he uploaded a chilling video on his account about 'dying af.' The TikTok star enjoyed a family of 1.7 million followers and only had a long way ahead of him to cover. Merely hours before his sudden and mysterious death, he posted a video on his TikTok account asking his followers, "Who else b thinking they gon die young af."