An Uber driver was killed by passengers during a robbery livestreamed on TikTok in the Mexico border city of Ciudad Juárez.
Jesús Díaz, known on the social media platform as ‘Rafa Wayne,’ was shot dead on Tuesday.
Díaz picked up two passengers on the ride-share app and pulled the vehicle over when one of the suspects brandished a weapon. One of Díaz’s followers recorded the broadcast and captured the moment an assailant ordered him to hand over his money.
‘All of the money,’ the suspect said before Díaz responded, ‘What money? Get out, get out.’
Another suspect could be heard telling his accomplice, ‘Get out.’
Jesús Díaz, who was known on TikTok as ‘Rafa Wayne,’ was shot dead by passengers he picked up while working for Uber in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on Tuesday
Just hours after Rafa Wayne was murdered in the border city of Ciudad Juárez, cops arrested three adults and two teenagers while they were drinking in public and discovered that two of them – an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old – had been involved in the killing
The suspect who demanded Díaz to give up his money then told him, ‘Give me your your darn phone and the password bro.’
A struggled ensued inside the vehicle before the recording paused.
Some of Díaz’s fellow Uber drivers rushed to the scene and found him dead inside the car.
Authorities located the two male suspects, an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old, several hours later while they were drinking in public with two adult males, ages 24 and 32, and a 16-year-old boy and took them into custody.
The also recovered a 9mm weapon and drugs.
Some of the suspects were questioned at a police station and pinned the murder on each other.
It’s unknown if the gun that was recovered during the arrest was the same weapon used to kill Rafa Wayne
Rafa Wayne was livestreaming his interaction with two passengers aboard the vehicle he used as an Uber driver when he was assaulted and shot dead by Tuesday in Ciudad Juárez
Rafa Wayne enjoyed sharing recordings of his interactions with his Uber passengers on TikTok
Charges had not been filed as of Wednesday evening.
Díaz was famously known for livestreaming his adventures as an Uber driver to more than 72,000 followers on TikTok.
‘There is no doubt you were great Rafita, we will miss you,’ one TikToker wrote.
‘Oh, that laugh, so frank and sincere, we’re going to really miss you, Rafita,’ another user on the social media platform wrote. ‘I’m not saying goodbye, but I’m saying see you later, we’ll meet again.’
Díaz’s murder comes less than a month after the death of another Ciudad Juárez ride-share driver.
Ismael Villagomez, a full-time news photographer for El Heraldo de Juárez newspaper who also drove during his free time, was shot dead after dropping off a passenger November 16.
At least 17 ride-share drivers have been killed this year in Ciudad Juárez.
Workers for Uber and Didi held a protest Tuesday in front of the prosecutor’s office, where they demanded police protection.