Reggaeton star El Taiger dies from gunshot wound, aged 37
The reggaeton star El Taiger has died from accidents sustained from a gunshot wound to his head on the age of 37.
The musician, actual title José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, handed away on Thursday (October 10), as confirmed by an announcement shared to his Instagram account.
Zaldívar had been discovered shot on October 3 in a black Mercedes SUV in Miami, Florida, the place he was rushed to hospital and underwent emergency surgical procedure, which was mentioned to have left him in “very essential situation”.
The Instagram assertion reads: “Throughout this extremely tough time, household, buddies and followers got here collectively in prayer, hope and assist, in search of a miracle. To all who supplied their prayers, we thanks. Sadly, this afternoon, El Taiger was pronounced lifeless and has now been reunited together with his beloved mom in heaven.”
“His household wish to categorical their honest gratitude to the medical group at Jackson Memorial Hospital for his or her tireless efforts, in addition to to the tens of millions who supplied prayers and tributes throughout his hospitalization.
“These previous few days have been extremely tough for individuals who liked him, and the assist acquired from around the globe has meant rather a lot,” it concluded.
Mike Vega, a spokesperson for Miami police, had beforehand mentioned that it was not clear whether or not the gunshot had been self-inflicted, however it was added that they don’t consider the incident occurred on the web site at which Zaldívar was discovered.
“Our officers are investigating as a result of we predict this didn’t occur within the metropolis of Miami,” Vega mentioned (through Independent). “We’re positive that it didn’t occur in that nook the place the car was discovered. This occurred in one other place; somebody introduced him right here, left him, and left on foot.”
El Taiger’s supervisor Marcel Reinosa adopted these feedback by telling CBS News Miami that “no person on the group believes that he dedicated suicide, based mostly on what they’re saying on the bullet”.
“It was within the entrance of his head, so I might actually doubt somebody would shoot himself after which get on the again of the trunk by himself,” Reinosa added.
El Taiger was born in Havana, Cuba and rose to prominence within the reggaeton world, releasing albums together with ‘Engagement’ (2017), ‘Amen’ (2019), ‘Blychy’ (2020), ‘Everglades’ (2022) and ‘La Ostia’ (2023). He additionally collaborated with artists together with Niko G, DJ Unic and The Yabo, and solely two weeks in the past launched the one ‘El Punto’ with Charly & Johayron and Babeshito.
His followers have been inspired within the Instagram put up to “have a good time the enjoyment he dropped at so many” and “flip up your music and have a good time your life”.
“The Taiger was the sensation of the individuals, and now we should hold that feeling alive by way of their music and their legacy.”