After the Miami Police confirmed on Wednesday that Damián Valdez-Galloso is responsible for the murder of Cuban reggaeton artist José Manuel Carbajal (El Taiger), new details about the crime have emerged.
Teresa Padrón, former manager and friend of the singer, revealed to Telemundo 51 that it was the individual who called 911 after shooting Taiger and leaving him in his car in front of Jackson Memorial Hospital.
"We know that Damián was driving Jose's car, he went around the hospital about five times, and either he couldn't find the entrance or he didn't know what to do; he was desperate, unsure whether to go in or not," he said.
"Finally, he enters the block where he left the car, gets out, another car picks him up, and he calls 911 from his phone," he clarified.
The police have in their possession a video recorded by a camera from a nearby house to the residence rented by Valdez-Galloso (where the incident occurred), located at the corner of SW 5th Street and 5th Avenue in Hialeah.
Sources claim that the material, to be revealed later, shows the moment when El Taiger collapsed in front of the house, followed by two people putting him into a car.
The suspect, who was wanted as a "person of interest" in the case, was arrested on Tuesday in New York after being on the run since October 8th. He will soon be transferred to Miami-Dade County to stand trial.
"We are working with the state attorneys, especially District Attorney Katherine Fernández, to ensure the charges that will be brought against Damián and that he is held accountable for his crime," stated Miami Police Chief Manuel A. Morales.
The official dismissed rumors that El Taiger had died from torture or as a result of some kind of settling of scores. "We have no evidence that he was tortured; he was murdered," he emphasized.
The police had offered $5,000 for معلومات that led to the whereabouts of Valdez-Galloso. He is scheduled to appear in court on November 12.
The Cuban reggaeton artist was found on October 3rd in the back of a Mercedes Benz truck, with a gunshot wound to the head, in front of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
He was declared dead seven days later, on October 10.
Valdéz-Galloso 'El narra', 49 years old, has an extensive criminal record.
According to the Florida Department of Corrections, he was convicted of six offenses between 2007 and 2018.
In 2007 and 2008, for having sexual relations with a minor aged 16 to 17. In 2016 and 2017, for failing to register as a sex offender, and in 2018, for grand theft.
Additionally, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended him in 2015 and 2019.
The last time he was released from prison was on September 2, 2020.
The following year, he was charged with grand theft in Miami-Dade.
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