Robert De Niro’s grandson Leandro, 19, was found dead by a friend with ‘white powdery substance on plate near his body’
A WHITE powdery substance was reportedly discovered near the dead body of Robert De Niro’s grandson after his friend found him.
Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, 19, was working his way up in the family business, landing a small role in 2018’s A Star Is Born before his body was found on Sunday afternoon.
He was in a $950,000 apartment in the Cipriani Club Residences on Wall Street in Manhattan, New York, sitting in a chair when he was discovered by his friend.
There was a white powdery substance on a plate near his body, a police source told the Daily Mail.
It’s unclear what the substance was at this time.
On Sunday, Drena, De Niro’s 51-year-old adopted daughter announced her son’s death on Instagram.
The outlet’s police source said that there were no signs of trauma on Leandro’s body.
His friend was checking on him after not hearing from the teen in a few days, according to TMZ‘s police source.
“Words aren’t enough to express the joy he gave us or the loss we now endure with our families and friends,” Leandro’s father Carlos Rodriguez said on Sunday via Instagram.
“He is God’s child now. On this full moon his spirit luminates what could not be seen in the dark.”
Drena called Leandro her “beautiful sweet angel,” in her Instagram tribute.
“I have loved you beyond words or description from the moment I felt you in my belly.
“You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life. I wish I was with you right now. I wish I was with you.”
The heartbroken mom continued: “I don’t know how to live without you but I’ll try to go on and spread the love and light that you so made me feel in getting to be your mama.
“You were so deeply loved and appreciated and I wish that love alone could have saved you.
“I’m so sorry my baby, I’m so sorry @carlosmare. Rest in Peace and Eternal Paradise my darling boy.”
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