First openly gay rapper Kevin Fret shot dead

The first openly gay rapper Kevin Fret shot dead at age 24. The rapper and outspoken advocate for the LGBT community was shot dead in Puerto Rico.

The musician, described as Latin Trap music’s first openly gay artist, was killed in the capital San Juan on Thursday morning.

Fret was shot at eight times while riding a motorbike in the street, and he was hit in the head and hip.

His death brings the number of murders in Puerto Rico this year to 22.

Fret who first stepped into the spotlight in April 2018 with his single ‘Soy Asi’ was an outspoken advocate for the LGBT community and was one of the few well-known gay rappers on the island nation.