By james art 
Miami – The man accused of the murder of Cuban reggae artist Jose Manuel Karbadjal El TigerHe has not appeared in court and is now brought to an upgraded murder charge.
Damian Valdes-Galoso49, he is now facing a first -degree murder after he failed to appear for his hearing and accusing Thursday morning. Previously, he was charged with a second -degree murder while waiting for a large jury. Already in November, his lawyer was confronted with inability on his behalf.
According to the judge, there will be another hearing for Valdez-Galoso in two weeks to determine whether the state will request the death penalty.
El Tiger’s murder
The case of El Tieger’s murder attracted widespread attention as he was a prominent figure on Regon’s music scene, leaving his fans and loved ones to mourn the loss of the artist.
On October 3, 2024, El Tieger was found in the back of a SUV with a firearm to his head in the Alapa neighborhood in Miami, near the Jackson Memorial Hospital. Police, however, said he was shot at the home of SE 5th St. In Hialeah, where Valdez-Galoso was hiring.
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According to civil servants, Valdez-Galoso shot El Tieger in Hyalea and then left it inside an SUV found near JMH. Despite life -saving efforts, the artist of Rezhiton died of his injuries.
CBS News Miami received Video to watch the shootingWhich has shown that El Tieger arrives at Hyalea’s home and stands at the door. At that moment, there was a verbal exchange before being shot in the head and the moments later collapsed.
The video then showed that Valdez-Galoso was leaving the home and dragging the lifeless body of the artist from the ankle region. Hours later, El Tieger was found in SUV.
Valdes-Galoso was not found only on October 29, 2024, after efforts for many agency led to his Arrest in New YorkWhere he was accused of failure to register as a sexual criminal and as a fugitive from justice. It was then Miami on the previous second -degree murder charge.