Yahoo News RuPaul's Drag Race star Carmen Carrera recounts terrifying experience at deadly Miami club shooting
Model and former RuPaul's Drag Race season 3 contestant Carmen Carrera has recounted surviving a deadly nightclub shooting in Miami.
"So I just experienced my first nightclub shooting," Carrera tweeted Sunday morning, linking to a local news report about the incident, which occurred at Gala club. "Fabolous and J Balvin were both in the building. It was a high-end club."
The city's CBS affiliate reported that a man was killed and two women were injured in the shooting, which took place shortly before 4 a.m. local time.
"As the entire club ducts [sic] down, I grabbed my girlfriends and jet out the door," Carrera said. "I cannot believe this is the reality of the world we live in today."
So I just experienced my first night club shooting. Fabolous and J Balvin were both in the building, it was a high end club.
As the entire club ducts down, I grabbed my girlfriends and jet out the door. I cannot believe this is the reality of the world that we live in today.— CARMEN CARRERA (@Carmen_Carrera) May 7, 2023
EW has reached out to Carrera and representatives for J Balvin and Fabolous for more information.
Carrera rose to prominence in 2011 on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race, placing fifth after competing alongside winner (and eventual All Stars 7 queen) Raja and fellow queens (and future All Stars competitors) Manila Luzon, Alexis Mateo, and Yara Sofia.
Monica Schipper/Getty Carmen Carrera
Since competing on the show, Carrera has come out as a trans woman, fighting for transgender rights and mounting a successful career as a model and TV personality.
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