Cheniel Capone, son of Puerto Rican rapper Kendo Kaponi, dies at 19 in fatal car crash
Kissimmee, Florida – In a heartbreaking turn of events, 19-year-old Cheniel Capone Rivera Torres, the son of Puerto Rican rapper Kendo Kaponi, tragically lost his life in a fatal car crash. The incident occurred in Kissimmee, Florida, early Sunday morning, sending shockwaves through the community.
Cheniel Capone was the sole occupant of the vehicle involved in the collision, which took place at the intersection of Neptune Road and Broadway, just before 6 a.m., as reported by the Kissimmee Police Department. The police swiftly responded to the scene, with the Traffic Homicide Unit launching an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragic accident.
The details of the crash remain undisclosed, and it is unclear whether Cheniel was driving alone or with others in the vehicle, or if any substances were involved. Authorities are actively working to unravel the sequence of events leading to this devastating outcome.
Kendo Kaponi, whose real name is José Fernando Rivera Morales, is yet to comment on the heart-wrenching loss of his son. However, fans and fellow artists have flooded social media with messages of support and condolences for the grieving rapper.
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El hijo del exponente urbano, Kendo Kaponi, falleció en la mañana de este domingo tras impactar con su auto un edificio histórico en Downtown Kissimmee, Florida, a las 5:40 de la madrugada, cuando el conductor identificado como Cheniel Capone Rivera, chocó contra la edificación.
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Cheniel, who was following in his father’s musical footsteps, shared his journey on his Instagram account, amassing over 26,000 followers. His last post, made just hours before the accident, read, “People change, they become unrecognizable. For those who say they know you, you know what I’m talking about.”
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The sudden loss of Cheniel Capone serves as a painful reminder of the fragility of life, and the community joins Kendo Kaponi in mourning this profound tragedy.
