Two Nassau Men Charged With Murdering Queens Rapper

Two men from Nassau County were indicted on Thursday on charges that they fatally shot the Queens rapper Lionel Pickens, 31, who went by the name Chinx, in May 2015. Authorities say they also injured Pickens' friend Antar Alziadi, 27, as the two sat in the rapper's car in Briarwood, Queens.

"In another example of the mindless gun violence plaguing our country, a young, up-and-coming musician had his life and career dramatically cut short by a burst of senseless shooting that also wounded an acquaintance," said Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. "Such violence has no place in a civilized society."

The two men — Jamar Hill, 26, of Valley Stream, and Quincy Homere, 32, of Baldwin — are each charged with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. If convicted, they can both face up to life in prison.

According to Brown, in the early morning hours of May 17, 2015, Hill and Homere followed Pickens from a nightclub performance in Brooklyn into Queens before firing at Pickens’ Porsche in the vicinity of Main Street and Queens Boulevard. Both Pickens and Alziadi were struck multiple times. The two men were transported to a local Queens hospital, where Pickens was pronounced dead and Alziadi was treated for his injuries.

"This indictment shows that the two defendants essentially stalked their victims before shooting them and making a getaway," said NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill. "But through the talent and tenacity of the
Queens South detectives, working closely with the office of the Queens District Attorney, they have now
been brought back to answer for this violent act."

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