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Influencer Ariela "La Langosta" was found dead in her car on Sunday, Aug. 17, the Westchester County Police Department said in a statement

Mejia-Polanco was known on Instagram for sharing content about fashion and modeling to her over 556,000 followers

In a previous statement to PEOPLE, Ikon New York, a Manhattan restaurant and lounge, confirmed that Mejia-Polanco was an employee at the establishment and had been “at work” the night before her death

Police have shared new details about the death of Dominican influencer Ariela “La Langosta.”

The content creator — whose real name was Ariela Mejia-Polanco — died as a result of gunshot wounds on Sunday, Aug. 17, the Westchester County Police Department announced in a statement shared on Facebook. She was 33.

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