Rising star singer Chuy Montana was shot and killed by a bunch of kidnappers in Tijuana, Mexico.
According to native outlet Punto Norte, Tijuana police discovered the singer, born Jesús Cardenas, deceased on the facet of a freeway on Wednesday night time. Per the cops, a bunch of armed males ambushed the 25-year-old on the Playas de Rosarito-Tijuana highway in a kidnapping try. They first pressured him right into a car, and when he managed to flee, he was then shot a number of occasions.
Chuy was discovered on the highway together with his wrists in handcuffs. Photos taken from the scene and obtained by the outlet additionally confirmed the musician mendacity beside an orange Renault Stepway van. It is unclear if anybody has been arrested but for the dying.
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The artist was signed to Street Mob Records — which is owned by the favored singer Jesús Ortiz Paz of the band Fuerza Regida. They launched an announcement by way of Instagram, mourning:
“On behalf of Street Mob Records, we deeply regret the passing of our colleague and brother Chuy Montana. We stand in solidarity with his family during this time of grief. We kindly request understanding and respect from the media at this difficult moment.”
Chuy first turned well-known on-line because of movies of him performing together with his guitar on the Tijuana facet of the San Ysidro US border. In one viral video, Ortiz Paz was in a automotive witnessing a efficiency earlier than rolling down his window and providing to signal the up-and-coming star to his document label. The vocalist went on to earn tens of millions of views on his YouTube music movies for songs like Porte de Scarface and Que Bendicion.
Just so, so unhappy he was taken so younger. Sending our like to his household and associates. R.I.P.
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[Image via Chuy Montana/Instagram]
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