Reggaeton singer El Taiger dead at 37 after being shot in the head

Cuban reggaeton creator El Taiger died Thursday astatine the property of 37, 1 week aft helium was found successful Miami with a gunshot coiled to the head.

The singer, who was calved José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, died Thursday afternoon, according to a connection posted connected his Instagram Story.

His household thanked the unit astatine Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital for trying to prevention his beingness and thanked his fans for their unwavering support.

“These past fewer days person been incredibly hard for those who loved him, and the enactment received from astir the satellite has meant a lot,” the connection read. “While this quality is some shocking and heartbreaking, we promote fans of El Taiger to grant his representation by celebrating the joyousness helium brought to truthful many. … Taiger was the dependable of the people, and present we indispensable support that feeling live done his euphony and his legacy.”

El Taiger’s relative Jorge “Junior” Hernández Carvajal, besides a fashionable reggaeton singer, said successful video connected Facebook that helium died astir 12:40 p.m..

El Taiger was rushed to the infirmary successful captious information successful the aboriginal hours of Oct. 4 aft helium was found with a gunshot coiled to the head successful a Mercedes-Benz successful Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood, according to People en Espanol.

He instantly underwent country but had suffered important encephalon harm and was successful the hospital’s ICU for the remainder of his stay.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting stay nether probe by the Miami police. Damian Valdez-Galloso was publicly identified arsenic a idiosyncratic of interest earlier this week. He presently remains astatine large.

El Taiger, champion known for the songs “Coronamos,” “Invictos,” and “Hear Me,” was antecedently arrested successful Miami for cause possession and equipped robbery successful March 2023.

On July 28 of this year, helium was arrested again successful Miami for equipped robbery, battle and cocaine possession.