SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- Damián Valdez-Gallosoa person of interest in the case of the murder of reggaeton singer El Taiger, is in police custody, as confirmed by the journalist Daniel Benitez from police sources that provided him with the information.
He Narratesas he is popularly known, was arrested this Tuesday in New York City. “They believe he is the person who has all the information necessary to solve the case,” Benítez said.
So far it is not specified under what charges he was arrested. The police confirmed to Daniel Benítez that the information is developing “minute by minute.”
For your part, A source linked to the investigation told Telemundo 51 that, in fact, the detainee is Damián Valdéz-Galloso, a 49-year-old resident of Hialeah, identified as a person of interest in the investigation into the death of singer José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar.
In a Facebook broadcast, the journalist Mario Vallejo of Unvision 23 He stated that a source directly linked to the investigation into the homicide case told him that the officers in charge of the case at the Miami Police would be traveling to New York City to interview Damián Valdez-Galloso.
“So far the (Miami) police are saying they asked the New York City Police Department to take him into custody,” he said.
In turn, he revealed that the authorities had preliminary information that this subject was in New York City.
“Valdez-Galloso would also be involved as part of the videos that the police would have in their possession and that in one way or another show details of the Taiger murder. The police have told us that they are not officially going to speak until tomorrow when they obtain more information, when their detectives meet with Damián Valdez-Galloso in New York City,” Vallejo noted.
Recently, Miami Police Chief Manuel A. Morales stated in an exclusive interview with Univision 23 that the case of the murder of Cuban reggaeton singer José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, El Taiger, would be solved “very soon.”
Morales also addressed rumors about the possible involvement of more than one person in the crime and whether El Taiger may have been involved in illegal activities at the time of his murder. However, the Police Chief reiterated that they are not prepared to disclose those details.
Taiger was found on Thursday, October 3, in the back of an SUV, with a gunshot wound to his forehead. At that time, the Police Miami reported that the vehicle had been found just a few blocks from Jackson Memorial Hospital, suggesting that someone had attempted to take the musician to receive medical care, although he had abandoned him before reaching the hospital.
A week later, on October 10, the reggaeton singer Cuban passed away.
The Miami Police then announced that they were offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that sheds light on the whereabouts of Damián Valdez-Galloso, so that he could be questioned for the investigation of the case.