PHOTOSK-Pop Star Samuel's Father Killed In His Cabo San Lucas Home
Jose Arredondo, father of K-pop star Samuel, was found dead in his Cabo San Lucas home. According to reports, the Mexico-born car salesman’s body “showed signs of blunt force trauma.”
Jose immigrated to California in the 1970s but owned a home in the popular Mexican resort town.
According to the Tribunal de Los Cabos, Jose was found “laying on the floor with several wounds caused by a knife in the back.”
Not much else is known about the circumstances surrounding his death, but initial investigations have treated it as a home invasion.
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“We are closely monitoring local authorities’ investigation into the cause of death,” a United States State Department official told the Associated Press.
Though born in Los Angeles, Samuel, 17, is half-Korean and resides in Seoul.
After leaving the short-lived hip hop duo 1Punch, he was featured on Korean reality show Produce 101 and the Chinese reality show The Collaboration.
Samuel released his debut full-length album Eye Candy in 2017.
