Popular Reggaeton singer El Taiger is fighting for his life after being shot in the forehead. NBC6’s Jamie Guirola reports
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Cuban Reggaeton singer El Taiger remained hospitalized Thursday in critical condition at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital after a shooting, his agent confirmed.
Officials with JMH confirmed the singer, whose real name is José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, was brought to the hospital with a gunshot wound to undergo surgery and was listed in critical condition.
A source told NBC6 that a scene Miami Police responded to at around 7 a.m. near Northwest 9th Avenue and 17th Street was connected to the singer.
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Police found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound to his forehead in the back of an SUV, Miami Police Spokesperson Mike Vega told Telemundo 51. Evidence shows the shooting did not happen inside the car since there were no traces of blood.
Video showed two gallons of gasoline in the trunk of the car.
Officials are still investigating the motive of the shooting and interviewed a person of interest in the investigation.
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There are currently no suspects.
The news generated concern on social media among the 37-year-old's followers and fans who were stunned to learn the news.
Friends also showed up at the hospital to show their support for the singer.
"The only thing we ask of people is to pray a lot because he can get through this," one friend said in Spanish. "We are in shock because he is not a person who deserves any of this at all."
This is a developing story. Check back with NBC6 for updates.
