(FreshAsFrankie) A suspect in the 2015 murder of rapper Chinx has been arrested. Quincy Homere, 32, of Long Island faces the following charges: murder, attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon.
Chinx,31, whose real name is Lionel Pickens, was gunned down in his Porsche back in May of 2015. The fatal shooting occurred in Queens at a red light near Queens Boulevard and 84th Drive, according to police.
Chinx was shot multiple times in the torso and taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. The rapper’s friend, who was also in the car, suffered gunshot wounds to his back.
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