Brentwood man killed in rodeo

A 24-year-old man from Brentwood was killed Sunday when he was thrown from a bull and trampled during a rodeo event in Hopewell, N.J., New Jersey State Police said.

Rigoberto Flores was transported to the South Jersey Healthcare-Regional Medical Center in Vineland, where he was pronounced dead at 7:40 p.m., state police spokesman Sgt. Julian Castellanos said.

Police said Flores was participating in a rodeo at Dutch Neck Village, a shopping area, when he was thrown from a bull he was riding.

Castellanos said the incident remains under investigation and said he did not know if the event was a rodeo competition or a promotional event and did not have any other information regarding Flores available.

A woman who identified herself as the office manager at Dutch Neck Village said Monday that ownership would have no comment on the incident.

According to The Associated Press, devotees of Mexican-style rodeo are mourning the loss Flores, who organizers say was of one of the most well-known stars on the East Coast circuit.

Flores was known to his fans as "El Andariego" or "The Wanderer of Izucar Matamoros, Puebla," the city in the Mexican state of Puebla where he was from.

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Rodeo organizer Jesus Santiago says they are busy are planning a memorial rodeo tribute to raise money for Flores' pregnant wife and young daughter.