Janelli Caceres-Pickens, the widow of Chinx, was finally able to look at the men who allegedly killed her husband. Following the arrests of Jamar Hill and Quincy Homere, Caceres-Pickens spoke to reporters about this difficult moment in her life.
“It was hard,” she said when asked about seeing the alleged attackers. “It’s hard to sit there and see the person that’s responsible for this and not be able to say anything, not be able to give any emotion. There’s so many things you wanna say. You wanna act out, you wanna be angry, but you can’t. I just pray that this goes quickly, and they get what they deserve.”
Hill and Homere face charges of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for the 2015 shooting of Chinx.
(The original version of this article was published on December 14, 2017 and can found below.)
Two arrests have been made in the 2015 shooting death of New York City rapper Chinx, according to PIX 11 News. Long Island residents Jamar Hill, 26, and Quincy Homere, 32, both face charges of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Hot 97 personality Lisa Evers shared a video of a suspect being taken into custody on Thursday (December 14).
NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said he believes the two suspects followed Chinx and a friend from a Brooklyn nightclub into Queens on May 17, 2015. While Chinx and his passenger were stopped at a stoplight on Main Street and Queens Boulevard, Hill and Homere pulled up in their vehicle and allegedly opened fire into Chinx’s Porsche.
The 31-year-old Coke Boy affiliate suffered multiple gunshots wounds and was pronounced dead at the hospital. His friend was injured but survived.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said the killing was “another example of mindless gun violence plaguing our country” and described Chinx as “a young, up-and-coming musician” who “had his life and career dramatically cut short by a burst of senseless shooting … Such violence has no place in a civilized society.”
If convicted, Homere and Hill face up to life in prison.
Chinx was working on his debut album, Welcome To JFK, at the time of his death but it was released posthumously. A second posthumous project, Legends Never Die, was released in 2016.
Glad they finally got these fuck boys. RIP Chinx.
Rest in peace Chinx, glad this motherfuks are behind bars where they supposed to be
I guess he ain’t a legend cuz he dead as shit
So, when Eminem dies, he won’t be a legend anymore?
Eminem was never a legend.. But always an asshole thou.
Eminem will always be a legend bitch he has ten classics
French and diddy better hope these guys dont start talkin
They’ll probably commit “suicide” before they get a chance to!
Or get shanked… real world can get an ameatur to kill for under $10K get a pro for $25-$50K peanuts to guys like diddy and french and to a guy serving 25 to life he would do it for probably $2000 or a pack of equal value to flip…
Or pay a prison guard next to nothing and give him a “hotshot” for the 2 and put them out
@Funny Man – they’re not white. So no they will take their punishments like real men. White people, 99.9% of the time, will kill themselves. It’s in their caucasoid bird shit skin color DNA.
what are you insinuating? Diddy and French had Chinx killed? bit of a stretch don’t you think?
Study up on it…business worlds cut throat all it takes is knowing 1 thing you shouldnt…
Because he did(French Montana) and why was Lil Durk there the next morning at the crime scene?#SUSPECT
Ya’ll are the definition of sheep…stay whoke tho
Live by the sword die by the sword. Chinx deserved every damm bullet that hit his dumb thieving ass.
Why cover your face tho? You know what your did……OWN IT…. senseless killing and now they gotta spend the rest of their lives behind bars?? hope that short lived freedom was worth it.
Chinx was a legend? Sure lol. Maybe in his neighborhood.
Senseless killing and these two clowns didn’t get nothing to bad Ny doesn’t have the death penalty
Chinx Drugz, member of the Coke Boys. This is a prime example of the difference between those who rap about it and those who actually live it. Can’t believe it’s still snitches out there….