Just a few days before his death, the rising social media star invited his online devotees to join a Discord server that he created for discussing mental health.
- Jun 11, 2022
AceShowbiz - Another rising social media star has passed away. Just hours after sharing a post about dying young, TikToker Cooper Noriega was found dead in a Burbank parking lot. He was 19.
According to TMZ, a passerby called 911 on Thursday, June 9 after discovering Cooper unconscious in the parking lot. Though paramedics rushed to the scene shortly after, they couldn't revive him.
Sources additionally told the outlet that Cooper was not in a vehicle. There were no signs of trauma on his body. Meanwhile, a Los Angeles Medical Examiner-Coroner spokesperson told PEOPLE that his cause of death ahs been deffered.
"[It] means that after an autopsy, a cause of death has not been determined and the medical examiner is requesting more investigation," the spokesperson added. "Once the tests/studies come back, the doctor evaluates the case again and makes the cause of death determination."
Just hours before his death, Cooper shared a very eerie TikTok video about dying at a young age. In the caption, he wrote, "Who else b thinking they gon die young af."
Days prior, Cooper invited his fans to join a Discord server dedicated to discussing mental health. "If you're really into getting your emotions out, or whatever, come join," he said in a TikTok video. "I created [the server] because of how much I love you guys and how much I struggle with it myself."
"I would like to use the influence I've been given to create a space built on spreading awareness and normalizing talking about mental illness," he penned in a separate post on Instagram. "One of the many things I've learnt while struggling with addiction was that surrounding yourself with negative people will only bring you down."
