Karla Pardini, a popular Mexican TikToker, was shot and killed last week close to her home after getting a concerning late-night phone call.
The murder took place on September 20 in Culiacán, Sinaloa. “According to information provided by her mother, she received a call, stepped outdoors, and that’s when the attack occurred,” Sinaloa prosecutor Sara Bruna Quionez told Jam Press.
At 10:30 p.m., Pardini allegedly received a dubious call instructing her to go outdoors; after which, she left her home and did not return, according to Quionez.
The influencer’s bullet-riddled body was discovered the next day outside her home at the intersection of Catedráticos and Ignacio López Rayón streets.
@karlapardini♬ sonido original – Karla Pardini
Although the attackers’ identities remain unclear, witnesses said they saw armed men patrolling the neighborhood before the attack.
Police probing the case say they’ve since registered Pardini’s alleged murder as “a femicide because she was exposed and in a state of helplessness when the attack took place.”
“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.
Prior to her death, Pardini had amassed more than 90,000 followers on TikTok, where she regularly posted content about fashion and dance. In her final video, posted on the day of her death, the aspiring social media star said, “When they tell me they don’t like me. In short, I hope you like me less.”
The clip currently boasts 1.5 million views and more than a thousand comments as viewers mourn Pardini’s tragic passing.
“We live in a cruel world,” said one crestfallen 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,” lamented one devastated viewer. “May she rest in peace.”
