Lionel Chinx Pickens

Death by Force

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

DNAinfo New York: Police Hunt Gunman Who Killed Rapper in Drive-by Shooting

New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV: Drive-by shooting in Queens kills rapper Lionel ‘Chinx’ Pickens, critically injures another man