The father of K-pop singer Samuel has been found dead in his Cabo, San Lucas home in Mexico. The Associated Press (AP) reported that Jose Arredondo’s body showed signs of blunt force trauma and prosecutors in Mexico said he was beaten.

The 17-year-old singer, whose real name is Samuel Kim Arredondo, was born in Los Angeles to the senior Arredondo, who was Mexican-American, and a South Korean mother. He is said to have appeared in his father’s car dealership TV commercials when he was a child.