Salvadoran streamer Komanche, 30, found dead in Monterrey, cause not yet known

Body found in Monterrey

Mexican authorities located the body of a man in a house in Monterrey, Nuevo León, on the night of Sunday, 25 October, according to Mexican outlets that first reported the discovery. Early reports identified him as Carlos Mauricio Gómez, known online as Komanche, who was 30 years old and was born in El Salvador on 27 September 1996, though he lived in Mexico. Reyes later confirmed the death on Monday, 26 October, after speaking with the family.

A local journalist in Monterrey, quoted by EL PAÍS, said neighbours had seen the front door of the residence open the day before, and that the owners found the body when they went in to check the property and rule out a robbery. Early reports said no visible signs of violence were present, although the authorities had not yet published the conclusions of their investigation.

Cause of death unknown

The cause of death has not been made public. Reyes wrote in an Instagram story that bullying at any scale is not a game, and he blamed harassment for the death in his posts.

“The bullying at any scale is not a game.”

So far no link has been established between the bullying Komanche faced and his death, and his representative has not offered further details about the circumstances.

Career and the Squid Craft Games

Komanche rose through video game streams, mainly on Twitch, where EL PAÍS reported he had 1.7 million followers, placing him in the top 75 Spanish-language streamers. He co-organised the Squid Craft Games with AuronPlay and Rubius, a Minecraft competition inspired by the series Squid Game that brought together creators from Spain and Latin America. El Confidencial reported that the competition received two awards at the ESLAND awards and drew audiences in the millions.

He was also invited to take part in La Velada del Año 6, the boxing event organised by Ibai Llanos, but his fight was cancelled. Komanche had announced his participation early, breaking a confidentiality agreement, a point that both the organisers and Komanche himself confirmed.

Tributes from peers

Reyes posted a farewell next to a photo of the two of them from when Komanche had about 4,000 followers, saying he was not ready to say goodbye. In the message he wrote:

“You achieved what no other Salvadoran has achieved in this industry, and it is the affection of everyone who makes it up.”

Spanish streamer Pol Turrents wrote on X that behind the screens, whether people are famous or not, there are people whom comments affect. He said he had seen Komanche cancelled for no real reason, and another streamer, writing from the xTheFocusx account, said he was speechless. Other creators and fans have shared farewell messages, according to El Confidencial.