Iraqi model and instagram star shot dead
Tara Fares, 22, Iraqi model and IG starlet has been shot dead at the wheel of her Porsche convertible in central Baghdad, sending ripples through social media circles.
She was taken to Baghdad's Sheik Zayed hospital where doctors reported that the model had at least three bullet wounds.
Fares, a fashionista with 2.7 million followers on Instagram for her pictures sporting tattoos, different hair colours and adventurous clothes, was a victim of her fame and targeted because of her lifestyle, Twitter users wrote.
"The fragile masculinity of those who have access to arms in Iraq is staggering," one user wrote on Twitter.
A photo uploaded to her account after her death showed her with angel wings made of light.
"Sleep well princess, we will miss you," the caption said, in English and Arabic.
It is unclear who uploaded the photo.
Iraq's Ministry of the Interior has announced an investigation into Fares' murder.
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