Mexican border city TikToker and Uber driver Rafa Wayne livestreamed final moment alive before he was murdered by passengers
- Mexican TikToker Rafa Wayne was killed Tuesday while driving for Uber in the border city of Ciudad Juárez
- He picked up two passengers and stopped his vehicle when one of them threatened him with a gun and asked him to hand over his money
- A struggle ensued when one of the suspects demanded his phone and password before the livestream recording stopped
An Uber driver was killed by passengers during a robbery streamed live on TikTok in the Mexican 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 via 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 attacker ordered him to hand over his money.
“All the money,” the suspect said before Díaz responded, “What money?” Go away, go away.'
Another suspect was heard telling his accomplice: “Go away.”
Jesús Díaz, known on TikTok as “Rafa Wayne,” was shot dead on Tuesday by passengers he picked up while working for Uber in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Just hours after Rafa Wayne was killed in the border city of Ciudad Juárez, police arrested three adults and two teenagers while drinking in public. They discovered that two of them – an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old – had been involved in the murder
The suspect who demanded Díaz to hand over his money then told him, “Give me your damn phone and the password, man.”
A struggle ensued inside the vehicle before the recording was interrupted.
Some of Díaz's fellow Uber drivers rushed to the scene and found him dead in the car.
Authorities located the two male suspects, an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old, several hours later drinking in public with two adult men, ages 24 and 32, and a 16-year-old boy. them in custody.
They also found a 9mm weapon and drugs.
Some suspects were interrogated at a police station and pinned the murder on each other.
It is unknown if the weapon recovered during the arrest was the same weapon used to kill Rafa Wayne
Rafa Wayne live-streamed his interaction with two passengers aboard the vehicle he was using as an Uber driver when he was attacked and shot dead in Ciudad Juárez on Tuesday
Rafa Wayne enjoyed sharing recordings of his interactions with his Uber passengers on TikTok
As of Wednesday evening, no charges had been filed.
Díaz was known for livestreaming his adventures as an Uber driver to more than 72,000 followers on TikTok.
“There is no doubt you were amazing Rafita, we will miss you,” one TikToker wrote.
“Oh, that smile, so candid and sincere, we are really going to miss you Rafita,” another user wrote on the social media platform. 'I'm not saying goodbye, but I'm saying: goodbye, we'll meet again.'
Díaz's killing comes less than a month after the death of another Ciudad Juárez rideshare driver.
Ismael Villagomez, a full-time news photographer for the newspaper El Heraldo de Juárez who also drove in his spare time, was shot dead on November 16 after dropping off a passenger.
At least seventeen drivers have been killed in Ciudad Juárez this year.
Employees of Uber and Didi protested in front of the prosecutor's office on Tuesday, where they demanded police protection.