REGGAETON star El Taiger has died – just a week after he was shot in the head in Miami.
The music artist, 37, was found in the back of a Mercedes SUV on October 3 and cops are investigating if he was dumped at a hospital.
The rapper El Taiger has died after being shot[/caption]
A week later, a statement in Spanish was uploaded to his Instagram Stories, updating fans that he had died.
The lengthy post claimed El Taiger, whose real name was Jose Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, was the victim of a “senseless violent crime.”
“El Taiger was pronounced dead and is now reunited with his beloved mother in heaven,” it said.
But mystery surrounds the music star’s death.
The car in which the rapper was found was discovered near the city’s Jackson Memorial Hospital.
But Miami cops believe the rapper may have been shot in a different area, as reported by Telemundo.
“We are certain it did not happen on that corner where the car was found. This happened somewhere else, someone drove it there, left it and left on foot,” Miami police spokesperson Mike Vega said.
Police revealed they had to haul the star’s body from the back of the car, and there was a lot of blood.
Police were quick to rule out that El Taiger died by suicide.
Cops have named Damian Valdez-Galloso, 49, as a person of interest.
Manuel Morales, a Miami Police chief, believes Valdez-Galloso has more information to share.
Neighbors told the Cuban outlet CiberCuba that Swat teams searched Valdez-Galloso’s home in Hialeah –a city in Miami-Dade County.
One woman, known only as Yamira, told local media that she often exchanged pleasantries with Valdez-Galloso but didn’t know him well.
“I’ve known him for a year, but we never shared anything,” she said.
El Taiger boasted over one million listeners on Spotify and had over a million followers on Instagram.
He worked with the former Barcelona goalkeeper José Manuel Pinto and DJ Ricky Luna on the hit La Habana, which was part of the Fate of the Furious soundtrack.
Just days before the shooting, El Taiger promoted his new collaboration with the star Seikan Anikila.
He claimed the new track would blow people’s minds.
But, El Taiger appeared to share a cryptic post telling fans: “Never forget.”
The video showed him driving, and the phrase “Alone and we die alone, and this world imposes a set of rules on us so we forget, but I never” appeared on screen.
Mourners have held a vigil in memory of the music man.
Cops have issued a $5,000 reward in an appeal for information relating to Valdez-Galloso.
Damien Valdez-Galloso is wanted by cops over the shooting[/caption]
