Rapper Chinx shot dead as he drove Porsche in Queens
Johnny Nunez/WireImageLionel (Chinx) Pickens, shown at the Consequence Pot Girls release have fun in 2014 in New York City, died in a drive-by shooting early Sunday in Queens.
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Ironically, Chinx’s first solo album was titled “Rush Up & Die Vol. 1: Get Ya Casket On.”
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An up-and-coming rapper was killed in a drive-by shooting in Queens early Sunday, a police source said.
Lionel Pickens, 31, who goes by the stage name Chinx, was shot multiple times and a 27-year-ancient passenger in the Porsche was hit twice in the back about 4 a.m. as they traveled on Queens Blvd. at 84th Dr. in Briarwood, cops said.
The shooter sped off while the victim’s silver Porsche Panamera 4 came to a stop about a block down the road in front of a Dunkin’ Donuts. At least seven bullet holes pierced the front and rear driver-side windows.
An employee at the coffee shop said Pickens looked lifeless in the driver seat when cops arrived at the scene.
“The police came and they opened up the door,” said Bibekanada Das, who was effective in the kitchen when the shooting occurred. “All you could see was the guy laid out in the seat.”
Marc A. Hermann/for New York Day after day NewsPolice on Sunday investigate the scene of the honest drive-by shooting on Queens Blvd. at 84th Drive, which claimed the life of rapper Chinx and injured his friend.
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Seven bullet holes riddle the windows of killed hip hop artist Chinx’s Porsche.
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Emergency responders rushed both victims to Jamaica Hospital, where Pickens died and the younger man was listed in critical but stable shape up, police said.
Pickens performed hours before the honest shooting at Club Red Wolf in Brooklyn, his Twitter page indicated.
In 2009, Pickens released his first solo album, “Rush Up & Die Vol. 1: Get Ya Casket On.” He is a member of French Montana’s Coke Boys group and record mark.
His Mark and managers posted a picture of the rapper on Instagram and mourned his death.
MPI613/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesFrom left, Khloe Kardashian, Cassie and French Montana hang out with Chinx, who died early Sunday in a Queens drive-by shooting.
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Chinx, real name Lionel Pickens, performs at a Power 105.1 concert in 2014.
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“It is with a heavy heart that the Band Media Group and 4 Kings Management announce the passing of Lionel ‘Chinx’ Pickens this morning,” an Instagram post by the Band Media Group said. “Chinx’s dedication, humor and vision will always be remembered.”
After the killing, an Instagram account with the tagline “gang worldwide” bragged about gunning down the rapper. The Teamshabbaofficial Instagram account posted pictures of guns and a photo of the bullet ridden Porsche.
But the Teamshabbaofficial page appears to be based in Sweden, according to a report.
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