▁Cart el ▁leader ▁Samuel ▁Fl ores ▁Bor re go ▁( alias ▁" Met ro ▁ 3 ") ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁criminal ▁group . ▁Pe ña ▁was ▁confirmed ▁dead ▁by ▁U . S . ▁federal ▁authorities , ▁when ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁crossing ▁by ▁his ▁family ▁members . ▁Mexican ▁authorities ▁also ▁confirmed ▁his ▁death . ▁According ▁to ▁Pe ña ' s ▁sister , ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁body ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁another ▁G ulf ▁Cart el ▁regional ▁leader , ▁Juan ▁Francisco ▁S á enz ▁T á mez , ▁alias ▁" Com and ante ▁P ano ch itas " ▁( English : ▁" Comm ander ▁P uss y "). ▁Pe ña ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁ceremony ▁in ▁Texas . ▁His ▁family ▁told ▁the ▁Mc All en - based ▁newspaper ▁The ▁Mon itor ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁that ▁Pe ña ▁died ▁" with ▁honor ". ▁When ▁Pe ña ▁was ▁alive , ▁he ▁was ▁regarded ▁as ▁a ▁char ism atic ▁gang ster ▁and ▁folk ▁hero ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁Mexico – Un ited ▁States ▁border . ▁ ▁Since ▁his ▁death , ▁several ▁have ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁him ▁online ▁by ▁creating ▁a ▁Facebook ▁page ▁and ▁upload ing ▁photos ▁and ▁multiple ▁rap ▁music ▁videos ▁about ▁him . ▁This ▁further ed ▁Pe ña ' s ▁image ▁as ▁some ▁sort ▁of ▁gang ster ▁folk ▁hero . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁music ▁videos ▁online ▁tell ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁how ▁Pe ña ▁was ▁killed , ▁and ▁claim ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁bet