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 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.
Police officials confirmed they found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound behind the driver's wheel of a car.
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Officials were interviewing somebody in connection with the shooting. It appears the singer was shot in the forehead, police said.
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.
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"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.
