Robert de Niro’s Grandson Found Dead Sitting in Chair: Boy ‘Didn’t Deserve to Die like This,’ Mom Says

Robert De Niro’s adoptive daughter announced the death of her 19-year-old son on Instagram on July 3, 2023. She expressed her sorrow over her cherished son’s premature death.

Leandro De Niro, Robert De Niro’s grandson, passed away in July 2023. His mother announced the news on Instagram. Just a few weeks after De Niro welcomed his seventh kid, the young man’s passing was reported.

Drena wept in private without disclosing any new information as tributes to the family flooded in and admirers expressed their sorrow to the family. Leandro’s death was unknown until this point, as was the manner and location.

After Leandro was discovered dead in an upright position in a chair in a one-bedroom apartment at the Cipriani Club Residences on Wall Street, law enforcement officials disclosed what they suspect to be the cause of death.

When Leandro’s friend went to check on him because he hadn’t heard from him in a few days because he was worried, they initially found no evident indicators that led to his death.

However, a later check showed that when he was discovered, he was surrounded by narcotics and drug-related equipment. Now, an overdose is being looked into as the cause of Leandro’s death. Drena has shared another since her initial article.

On Instagram, she posted a black and white image of her son laughing and expressed her emotions, writing:

But I can only think that God needed a strong, powerful angel in their army. You didn’t deserve to die like way.