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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2024
El Taiger’s communicative has ended successful tragedy.
One week aft the Cuban Reggaeton singer—whose existent sanction was José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar—was brought to the infirmary aft being found with a gunshot coiled to his head, his loved ones shared he’s died of his injuries. He was 37.
“Sadly, this afternoon, El Taiger was pronounced dormant and has present been reunited with his beloved parent successful heaven,” work a statement, posted successful Spanish, to the singer’s Instagram relationship Oct. 10. “His household would similar to explicit their sincere gratitude to the aesculapian squad astatine Jackson Memorial Hospital for their tireless efforts, arsenic good arsenic the millions who offered prayers and tributes during his hospitalization.”
The connection added that, portion navigating the “incredibly difficult” days since El Taiger was brought to the hospital, his loved ones were encouraged by the worldwide support.
“Although this quality is some shocking and heartbreaking,” the connection continued, “we promote El Taiger fans to grant his representation by celebrating the joyousness helium brought to truthful many. Turn up your music, creation and observe your life.”
And successful summation to asking for privateness and confirming details astir a memorial work would beryllium forthcoming, the connection concluded, “El Taiger was the feeling of the people, and present we indispensable support that feeling live done his euphony and his legacy.”
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E! News has reached retired to El Taiger’s rep for remark but has not yet heard back.
The heartbreaking update comes 1 week aft the instrumentalist was recovered successful the backmost of an SUV adjacent Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital, wherever helium was instantly brought to acquisition attraction connected Oct. 3.
The pursuing day, a rep for El Taiger told E! News, “As of now, helium is successful a captious state. He has undergone surgery, and the aesculapian squad has placed him successful an induced coma to facilitate the healing process of his encephalon and trim inflammation."
At the time, Miami Police Spokesperson Mike Vega told Telemundo 51 that instrumentality enforcement did not judge the transgression took spot successful the city, adding, “We are definite it did not hap connected that country wherever the car was found. This happened determination else, idiosyncratic drove it there, near it and near connected foot.”
Authorities also, per Telemundo 51, recovered 2 gallons of gasoline successful the SUV’s trunk. At that time, the outlet reported, citing authorities, that constabulary were inactive investigating the motive of the shooting and had interviewed a idiosyncratic of interest.
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El Taiger’s lawyer Greg Chonillo told the outlet that “there is immoderate grounds that whitethorn suggest that determination was different idiosyncratic who was with him."
But portion authorities proceed to analyse the shooting, El Taiger’s friends and colleagues are grappling with his passing.
“In this genre,” wrote instrumentalist Jacob Forever connected his Oct. 10 Instagram Story, “I get on with bulk of my colleagues, but everyone knows that among the existent fewer friends was José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar.”
He continued, “Rest successful bid and whitethorn God person you successful glory brother. Souls bash not die, Fly precise precocious and I anticipation you reunite with your parents erstwhile again and are blessed successful heaven.”
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