Armed Intruders Fatally Shoot TikTok Creator Gabriela Sanarrusia and Boyfriend in La Cruz, Costa Rica

TikTok creator Gabriela de los Ángeles Sanarrusia Chavarría, known online as Gabriela Sanarrusia, was fatally shot inside her home in La Cruz, Costa Rica, along with her boyfriend Jose Isaac Agüero, 30, after multiple armed intruders entered the property and opened fire on July 4.

“Teen TikToker's body found in bin bags after being 'kidnapped and killed by gang' Pedro Alexander Díaz Franco, 15, was found dead on a Honduran highway the day after he was allegedly kidnapped by a group of hooded men armed with large-calibre weapons The body of a teenage TikTok star has been discovered stuffed in binbags after allegedly being murdered by a group of hooded assailants”

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Dexerto says Costa Rican authorities told La Nación that Sanarrusia and Agüero died at the scene, and that suspects fled the home and allegedly set a white vehicle on fire.

Daily Star

Dexerto also reports investigators believe the killings may have been motivated by retaliation, while police said they are continuing their investigation and have not confirmed an official motive.

The same reporting links the death to another TikTok creator killed in the United States, with Dexerto citing that on July 5 South Florida creator Brianna Johnson, known online as “ItGirlBri,” died after a drive-by shooting in Miramar, Florida.

In Honduras, 15-year-old TikToker Pedro Alexander Díaz Franco was found dead stuffed inside bin bags on the side of a highway after he was allegedly abducted from a football ground by a gang.

Dexerto’s linked reporting says Pedro was abducted on July 5 by armed men, and The Sun and Daily Star both place the body on the CA-13 highway verge in northern Honduras, with The Sun specifying the next day and Daily Star specifying Monday morning.

Dexerto

The Sun says the remains were found dumped in black binbags on the CA-13 highway verge in northern Honduras, and that a police cordon was set up and an investigation launched into his death.

Daily Star adds that Pedro was allegedly abducted on Sunday evening by a group of hooded men armed with high-calibre guns at a football court in Campo Nevada, Choloma, and that his family identified him at the morgue by a surgical scar and other distinguishing features.

After Pedro’s alleged kidnapping, his family issued a plea for help in locating him on social media, and The Sun says they provided forensic medicine officials with a detailed description including that he had a surgical scar and metal pins in one leg and was barefoot.

“The body of a teenage TikToker has been found stuffed in trash bags after reportedly being killed by a hooded gang”

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The Sun quotes commenter Andres Napolean Vasquez Hernandez saying, “What a tragedy we live in in this country, with no security, innocent young people ending their lives faster than lightning… and without anyone being able to report it or investigate their wishes… It’s truly outrageous.”

The Sun also quotes Doris Parent saying, “The worst part is that these murders go unpunished because they happen to ordinary people.”

In the same case, Dexerto reports Pedro’s last post was a collaboration with fellow TikToker Paty Burgos just hours before he was kidnapped, and it says Burgos expressed grief over her friend’s death while the motive remains unknown and the investigation continues.