Chinx Slain Without Bodyguard W/ Him, Cops Reveal Rapper’s Unusual Decision

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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New details surrounding the shocking murder of New York rapper Chinx have surfaced this week including the fact he drove without his security the night he died.

According to reports, Chinx mysteriously did not have a bodyguard with him Sunday (May 17).

Murdered Queens rapper Lionel “Chinx” Pickens was targeted by a lone shooter at a time when his bodyguard wasn’t with him and he was driving his own car — something he normally did not do, cops said Tuesday. “He did have a security person, but not in that car. Mr. Pickens was driving the vehicle, something he ­usually doesn’t do,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said. (NY Post)

This week, Chinx’s wife Janelli Caceres came forward to speak on the case.

“He was not the kind of person who got involved in trouble. That just wasn’t him,” she said. “He spent as much time with his kids as possible, outside work. His life was his family and his music. … I don’t have anything to say to anyone who is responsible. There is never a good enough reason to do something like this.” (NY Daily News)

Music mogul Diddy remembered Chinx on social media last weekend.

https://instagram.com/p/2zhh0kpl-P/

According to reports, gunfire, which wounded an unnamed victim, killed Chinx around 4 AM EST Sunday (May 17).

The victim, shot multiple times in the torso, has been identified as 31-year old Lionel Pickens of Ozone Park. Police say the victims were driving a Porsche westbound on Queens Blvd when a second vehicle pulled up to them at 84th Road, where a gunman from the second vehicle fired multiple rounds inside the first car, striking the driver and the other person. (ABC 7)

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. You're likely to find me covering hip-hop news and music releases. Netflix is still my go-to before Disney Plus.

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  1. just woulda been another dead or in hospital. if someone wants to kill your ass you more than likely dead no matter what. they gon catch you alone eventually.

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