Posted on 12/16/2020 1:50:54 PM PST by grundle
A budding Florida rapper’s career was cut short Saturday when he died in a freak accident during what police say was an attempted home robbery.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Taz UFO (born Jonathan Hernandez-Zuluaga) was trying to break into a home in Lehigh Acres and was killed in the process.
Authorities say a window the singer was climbing into fatally slammed down on him.
Madeleine Marr Wed, December 16, 2020, 12:32 PM EST
A budding Florida rapper’s career was cut short Saturday when he died in a freak accident during what police say was an attempted home robbery.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Taz UFO (born Jonathan Hernandez-Zuluaga) was trying to break into a home in Lehigh Acres and was killed in the process.
Authorities say a window the singer was climbing into fatally slammed down on him. - ADVERTISEMENT -
“It unexpectedly closed on top of him, pinning him and keeping him suspended in air,” said LCSO spokesman Lt. Russell Park on Monday. “When deputies arrived, they found him deceased.”
According to local TV station WBBH-TV, the 32-year-old was dangling by his neck.
The father of five’s family has set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses. By Wednesday, the crowd fundraiser had reached $348 of its $5,000 goal.
“He was destined to be GREAT, beyond great at that, I know his close friends will ensure his music lives on,” wrote his wife, Patricia Duarte. “All he wanted in life was to make it with his music so his kids didn’t ever have to worry.”
Duarte is also reportedly pushing for an investigation into the Spotify artist’s death.
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“A budding Florida rapper’s career was cut short”...
This is what is known as “Boiler Plate” in the newspaper printing world...
“moving here”(fla I assume) but not there(L H Acres), it sucks.
People that can afford to move will not choose Lehigh Acres It is as charming a place as central Ft Pierce.
At least Ft P has a marina and an inlet
L Acres has squat couple crappy golf courses that people come to from else where on the West side but thats it.
what brand window was it want to replace mine.
So much for the saying, “no pane, no gain”.
Widowmaker Windows LOL
Yeah like I said I did fairly extensive research on the area a couple years ago. IIRC as the story goes some guy from Chicago bought the the area in the 50s to try and grow oranges...that didn’t work out so it ended up being developed for homes but that crapped out also. Almost like that area is cursed or something.
I still wanna move out of Duval county...or as I refer to it “little Chicago”.
Can I get them installed before Christmas? 😆
A “Florida Man” story to warm the heart at Christmas time...
Defund the window!!!
[Taz UFO]
Why would a rapper need to commit a robbery? I thought dey hads all da cash?
Or was he trying to get some “street cred” for gangsta activity?
He had 5 kids, good job there loser, & was an “aspiring” rapper. Stone cold loser. His wife says his friends will keep his legacy alive. Mighty low bar to keep alive.....
[“He was destined to be GREAT, beyond great at that, I know”]
“Destiny” disagrees.
[“He was destined to be GREAT, beyond great at that, I know”]
“Destiny” disagrees.
Thanks for the info.
Are there any of these criminals that aren’t “aspiring rappers”?
That’s not meant as an offense to you. Simply that whenever one of them (somehow) gets caught in a crime, we find out they are an “aspiring rapper” and some such.
It was obviously the window’s fault.
Probably version 10.
Our paychecks will pay for his kids. As usual.
Yay!
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