It has been 11 months since Queens rapper and French Montana Coke Boys member Chinx was shot dead after a show in the area. The case still remains unsolved, but police have shared some new details about how and why the murder took place, while also pleading to the public, specifically the rap community for help in this matter.
Trying to gather some momentum on the case, the two detectives investigating the case shared new details about what happened that night. Clearing up what had previously been reported, it appears as though Chinx was the target of an assailant, not the victim of a random drive-by.
"I wouldn't call it a setup, but was he a target? Yes," Lt. Richard Rudolph told Fox 5 News. He said that the shooting was on Main Street, not on Queens Boulevard.
"When he arrives at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Main Street that is when an unknown individual approaches the driver side of Chinx's vehicle," says Lt. Louron Hall.
"We believe our shooter walked up and fired into that car," said Rudolph.
They dispel any notion that Chinx was involved in any sort of major crime, but do admit that the fact he was about to make it big and make a lot of money could have been a factor in this.
One of the main problems has been lack of cooperation from the public.
"Nobody who knows anything about this murder, specifically, is cooperating with the police at this time," Rudolph said. Lt. Louron Hall added, "Individuals in the rap industry, we really need those people to come forward to assist us."
With trust in the police at a low point right now across the country, the police's cries for help may not be received all that kindly. That sentiment would be double if the rap community as a whole took Cam'ron's strict no snitching stance.
