Popular reggaeton singer, El Taiger is dead.
The 37-year-old died on Thursday October 10 2024, a week after being shot in the head.
His family confirmed the incident in an official statement shared on the singer’s Instagram stories.
“On October 3, shortly after 7 a.m., officers responded to NW 17th St. 10 Ave and discovered El Taiger was shot in the head inside a black Mercedes SUV. And was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.
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“He underwent surgery and was placed on life support, but he succumbed to his injuries. From the moment of his arrival, a team of physicians at Jackson Memorial worked tirelessly to provide him with the care he needed.
“Sadly, this afternoon, El Taiger was pronounced dead and is now reunited with his beloved mother in heaven. While this is both shocking and heartbreaking, we urged his fans to honor his memory by celebrating the joy he brought to so many.”
Meanwhile, Miami police officers temporarily closed Northwest 17 Street, between Eighth and 10th Avenues. The SUV’s rear trunk door and the back passenger’s side door were open. Two red gas containers were on the SUV’s roof, above the driver’s side back passenger seat.
“They found his body in the trunk of the car and apparently somebody was driving around. They tried, I guess they did try to take him to the hospital, but I guess they didn’t, and they just left him a couple of blocks away from Jackson,” Marcel Reinosa, the musician’s Elusive Media Group manager, told Local 10 News. He later added, “I cannot say, you know, he took his life because he was in the trunk of the car, so where would he have took his life, it would not be in the trunk of the car.”
Carvajal shared with his over one million followers on Instagram that he had celebrated his 37th birthday on Sept. 6, at Añejo Restaurant & Bar, at 9610 SW 8 St., in Miami-Dade County’s Westchester area. He had also shared the mug shot of his arrest earlier this year with fans.
Miami-Dade County court records show Carvajal had two criminal cases prosecutors opened on July 29 and July 30 after Miami-Dade police officers arrested him on July 28. The July 29 felony case was for strongarm robbery and battery and the July 30 misdemeanor case was for resisting an officer. Carvajal pleaded not guilty to both.
Miami-Dade prosecutors closed the felony case on Aug. 19, but Carvajal had been out on a $500 bond for the misdemeanor case since Aug. 23. His next status hearing was set for Oct. 9.
