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Police name person of interest in shooting of reggaeton star El Taiger

MIAMI – Police have named a person of interest in the shooting of a popular Cuban rapper.

Cuban reggaeton artist El Taiger, whose real name is Jose Manuel Carvajal, was found last Thursday morning with a gunshot wound to his head.

He was in the back of a Mercedes SUV that was parked near Jackson Memorial Hospital.

Police said investigators want to speak to 49-year-old Damian Valdez-Galloso.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to call Miami police.

Carvajal remains in critical condition.


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