It’s a sad day for music lovers all over the world — especially for young fans of the Latin Trap Music scene.
Kevin Fret, one of the most popular Latino music stars, was shot and killed in Puerto Rico on Thursday at just 24 years old. The “Soy Asi” singer was known as the first openly gay Latin Trap artist and helped a lot of his young gay followers embrace their sexually. El Nuevo Dia reported that Fret was riding his motorcycle at around 5:30 a.m. when he was attacked and shot eight times. He later died at the Medical Center of Río Piedras.
No word on whether or not the murder was a hate crime, but police are still investigating the shocking death. Kevin will sorely be missed by his friends, family, fans and the people who worked closely with him. His manager Eduardo Rodriguez released a statement about his late client, saying:
“Kevin was an artistic soul, a dreamer with a big heart. His passion was music, and he still had a lot left to do. This violence should stop. There are no words to describe our emotions and the pain that it causes us to know that a person with so many dreams has to go. We should all unite in these difficult times, and ask for lots of peace for our beloved Puerto Rico.”
If you don’t know much about the young star, hit the flip to check out some facts about Kevin Fret. Gone WAY too soon.
His sexuality played a huge role in his success.
He garnered a following by fearlessly embracing the fact that he was a gay latino who could outperform any artist that tried to come for him.
Fret was very unapologetic about the way he lived his life.
He told Paper magazine back in 2018, “I’m a person that doesn’t care what anybody has to say. [Now I see] young gay guys or young lesbians that are looking at me now like a role model, like wow, if he did it, and he don’t care what anybody else has to say, I can do it. I’m going to make my first video and I’m going to be showing my stomach, and I’m going to act like I don’t give a damn about what anybody has to say — with my blonde hair, my black nails, showing my stomach, glittery from head to toe.”
Kevin was no stranger to being the victim of a hate crime
In June, a bystander attacked Fret in Miami after a verbal dispute. Fret alleged the attacker targeted him because of his sexuality and threw a metal bottle at the guy. Kevin was later arrested on aggravated battery charges.
Fret once caught a lot of flack from the LGBTQ community.
After coming out at 18, Fret claimed that being gay was a “choice” he made, not something he was born to be. However, he later clarified that it was his religious upbringing that caused him to say that.
