Leandro De Niro's heartbroken mother shared a new tear-jerking post after the death of her "beloved" son.
In the Instagram upload, his mother, Drena De Niro admitted that she could "barely type" through all of her tears, but thanks fans for their condolences.
"I can barely type through my tears but all the love, the messages, calls, texts, emails, the friends and family that held me up these last 24 hrs I’ve not been able to respond yet but we’re grateful for the all your love and condolences,” the 51-year-old wrote.
“None of this is right or fair and my heart hurts in a way I never knew possible while still breathing and barely functioning. Leo my darling I love you today like the first day I held you in my arms.”
Drena continued: "You were kindness acceptance and love and I can’t believe any of this is real YOU made everything bearable and every burden lighter. You didn’t deserve to die like this but I can only believe that God needed a strong powerful angel in their army.
"I’m holding you every second of every moment I’m my heart and memories until I’m with you again . My heart is broken forever . Me daddy and your family love you , I love I love you with every beat of my crying heart," she concluded.
Leandro's father Carlos commented under the post, simply writing: "He left us too soon."
Hours before, Drena shared a statement asking fans for privacy as she and her family deal with the "immeasurable shock" from losing Leandro.
She initially captioned the post: "To the person who sold Leo, the fentanyl laced drugs that took him away from us I hope every day you think of me and my family you killed us all Leandro Anthony DeNiro ~ Rodriguez 8/11/03-7/2/23."
But she later changed the caption to a series of emojis including broken hearts, a crying face, praying hands, and a dove. Within four hours, Drena received over 400 supportive comments sharing their condolences to her family during this difficult time.
Leandro was found "unconscious and unresponsive" by the New York City Police Department Sunday 2nd July after 911 was called to a building on Wall Street. He was pronounced deceased by EMS on the scene.
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