Rapper Chinx Shot and Killed
Lionel 'Chinx' Pickens, 31 was killed this past Sunday in an apparent drive-by in the Briarwood section of Queens, New York. While sitting in his Porsche, suspects drove up to the Queens born rapper, firing over eight shots, hitting him and his friend Antar Alziadi, 27. Pickens was shot in the torso, while Aliziadi sustained gunshot wounds to his back. Both were taken to the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center where Chinx died and Aliziadi sustained a punctured lung, but otherwise listed in stable condition.
Chinx aka Chinx Drugz was most commonly known as a member of French Montana's Coke Boyz. Chinx also had some solo music ventures, releasing seven of his own mixtapes, including Cocaine Riot 2 and Cocaine Riot 3. He's also being considered for the XXL 2015 Freshman Class.
Chinx leaves behind his wife of eight years and three children, which includes two girls and a one boy.