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Lionel Chinx Pickens, a 31-year-old rapper from Queens, New York, was tragically killed on May 17, 2015. Known professionally as Chinx, Pickens was a rising star in the hip-hop community, signed to French Montana's record label. On the night of his death, Chinx had just performed at a Brooklyn nightclub and was driving his luxury car in Queens when he was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting. The incident occurred at a red light in Briarwood, Queens, where multiple rounds were fired into his vehi ...Read More
Victim Details

Lionel Chinx Pickens

Male

Black / African American

Queens

NY

2015-05-17

31

Lionel

Chinx Pickens

12/03/2025