TikToker Who Said 'Never Move on Without Revenge' Accused of Killing Old Co-Worker amid Alleged Dispute Over $31,000: Reports By Becca Longmire

A content creator in Texas is reportedly facing murder charges after being linked to the killing of his former co-worker.

On Thursday, Aug. 21, Naqibullah Habibzoi, 23 — who has over 20,000 followers on TikTok — was arrested and charged in connection with the May 31 death of Awal Noor Kiftan, 34, per the San Antonio Express-News. 

Citing court records, the outlet alleged the pair used to work together at a trucking company.

Investigators discovered multiple posts and comments on the suspect’s TikTok account, in which he reportedly accused Kiftan of taking $31,000 from him, according to the outlet. 

Habibzoi, who lives in Houston, previously denied involvement in the shooting, which occurred outside the victim’s Northwest Side apartment in the 9100 block of Dartbrook Drive at around 11 p.m. local time, the paper reported. Kiftan was pronounced dead at the scene, per KENS 5.

According to Fox San Antonio, Habibzoi is accused of driving from Houston to San Antonio to carry out the shooting. A friend of Kiftan told detectives that the victim had received a phone call to meet a woman outside his apartment; however, the witness heard gunshots shortly afterward. 

Kiftan was discovered unresponsive on the ground, the outlet noted. The witness gave detectives the woman in question’s first name, and it matched the name of a woman connected with Habibzoi.

Fox San Antonio stated that Habibzoi had previously said that the victim “had his $31,000” in one TikTok post, as well as saying things such as, “We never move on without taking our own revenge.”

Habibzoi claimed his account was hacked and even provided alleged evidence in a video published in June, the San Antonio Express-News reported. However, call records and location data revealed the suspect had traveled from Houston to San Antonio on the day the victim was killed, as well as license plate readers picking up his vehicle between the two Texas cities.

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Habibzoi also allegedly confessed to the shooting in a phone call obtained by investigators, the San Antonio Express-News reported, citing the affidavit. The suspect reportedly told another man in Pashto that somebody was not giving him his money so “he finished him.”

The San Antonio Police Department didn’t immediately respond after being contacted by PEOPLE for additional information.