Miami Police Discover Singer El Taiger with Gunshot Wound to the Head
El Taiger is in critical condition.
The Cuban Reggaeton singer—whose real name is José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar—was brought to Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital on Oct. 3 to undergo surgery for a gunshot wound, hospital officials confirmed with local outlet NBC6.
“As of now, he is in a critical state,” El Taiger’s rep shared with E! News Oc. 4. “He has undergone surgery, and the medical team has placed him in an induced coma to facilitate the healing process of his brain and reduce inflammation.”
Miami Police Spokesperson Mike Vega told Telemundo 51 that police found an unresponsive man with a gunshot wound to his forehead in the back of an SUV close to the hospital. Evidence suggested the shooting did not take place in the car, as there were no traces of blood.
As Vega noted, “We know there was a lot of blood inside the SUV. He was in the back, and officers had to open the back of the SUV to get him out.”