A man who was found dead after being gunned down in his La Cantera apartment is being remembered by those who knew him as a music artist who stood out from all the rest.
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Beyonce s 34-Year-Old Cousin Murdered, Police Seeking 21-Year-Old Woman
Jan 29, 2021 1:25 PM
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Rapper Martell Derouen, 34, who performed under the name Kardone, appeared to have been murdered in his upscale San Antonio apartment complex after police discovered his body on Tuesday (January 26) during a welfare check. Derouen was signed to The Orchard, a label owned by Sony, and in a 2019 article from The Source, Derouen was revealed to be the cousin of Beyonce.
Police identified Sasha Skare, 21, as a suspect after Derouen s body was found. Skare has been connected to Derouen, as she dropped a single in April that he produced. Skare was previously charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a first-degree felony, after her boyfriend, Andrew Bass, was killed in a drug deal gone bad. Investigators believed that Skare set up the deal with the intent to rob the other man, who was hospitalized after also being shot in the incident. Skare has bee
Friends and fans of Derouen flooded to social media to pay tribute to the budding artist.
Brian Mitchell, who owns Fyngermade Studio, told KSAT: Kordone was one of those ones who rose and shine bright, brighter than, you know, some of those that were in the room with him. He was just a real subtle dude, quiet.
Beyonce’s cousin Martell Derouen dead: The aspiring rapper worked on an album in 2019 (Image: INSTAGRAM KARDONE)
Mitchell also told the publication that the aspiring rapper rarely name dropped that he was related to the singer Beyonce.
He said: That’s not even something he would even mention to people.