Nicki Minaj at the 2011 BET Awards
While others were celebrating the 4th of July, rapper Nicki Minaj was mourning the untimely death of her cousin in Brooklyn, NY.
27-year-old Nicholas Telemaque was shot to death early Monday morning after leaving a nightclub in East Flatbush as he walked to his car.
“My precious cousin. My baby. Killed last nite,” Nicki tweeted.
Nicholas Telemaque
According to police, Telemaque died after suffering from “multiple gunshot wounds to the upper torso”.
Police are currently investigating the shooting but say no arrests have been made in the slaying.
Source: AP