Cooper Noriega Death: TikTok Star’s Family Finally Speaks Out
Cooper Noriega's death was a shock among his fans and other TikTok content creators, but the pain that his family is going through is incomparable, as revealed in their recent statements posted online.
The 19-year-old online sensation's family broke their silence days after the star died.
Taking to his Facebook account, Cooper's father, Harold Noriega, revealed that he celebrated his birthday a day after his son died.
The dad mentioned in his post that it has been challenging for them to move forward because a child is not supposed to die before his parents.
"Cooper has touched so many people. He recently started a chat on Discord which grew to thousands for those to have a safe place to talk about mental health," he added.
Harold concluded his post by noting that his son was a believer and knows that he is "in the presence of God."
On the other hand, Cooper's mom, Treva, took to Instagram to share an emotional statement, saying her heart is "forever broken" following the teenager's death, but she considers him her angel.
"My baby had so many dreams and aspirations that we as a family will now carry on for him. Thank you everyone for loving my child," she penned.
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Treva also captioned her post that her son is finally experiencing "the most pure joy and happiness" in the afterlife.
The latest statements come a few days after Cooper passed away at the young age of 19.
In early reports, a passerby called 911 after finding the TikTok star lying unconscious at a mall parking lot in Los Angeles, California.
Paramedics were able to come but were unsuccessful in reviving him.
As of this writing, his cause of death remains a mystery but reports online state that his body did not show any form of trauma and no foul play was involved in his death.
Many fans alleged Cooper was calling for help on TikTok as he posted a video of himself lying in bed with the caption, "who else b thinking they gon d!€ young af."
The video was shared hours before he died.
The content creator was an advocate for mental health as he announced his Discord page supporting people struggling with addiction last week.
Cooper has 1.7 million followers on the social media platform and is also known for being friends with singer Jaden Hossler, AKA jxdn.
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