A 20-year-old man critically injured during a fight at a Hollywood nightclub has died, police said Tuesday.
The victim, identified as Jose Silva-Nieves, a disc jockey known as DJ Steez, was beaten into a coma during a fight that began inside the Cashmere nightclub at Hollywood Boulevard and North McCadden Place at 12:45 a.m. Saturday. He was found unconscious on the floor of the club after the fight, said Los Angeles police Lt. Michael Ling.
According to a GoFundMe page established to benefit the family, Silva died Sunday. More than $3,400 had been raised on the GoFundMe page by midday Tuesday.
“Everyone who knew Jose knows he was such a great person,” according to the page. “He had a heart of gold and man was he funny. Most importantly, he was a man who was admired by many. He strived for what he loved. He worked hard to get where he was and continued to work hard to become the greatest. Music was everything to him.”
— City News Service