Rapper Nick Blixky has passed away after a late-night shooting in New York City. He was 21 years old. The New York City Police Department responded to a call in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens area of Brooklyn at 9:30 pm local time on Sunday night “of a male shot,” they said in a statement. Related: Rock And Roll Legend Little Richard Dead At 87 The rapper — born Nickalus Thompson — was quickly identified as the one who had been shot, though it’s unclear what incident precipitated his shooting, or what happened in the hours leading up to the incident.
He was struck in the torso and the buttocks, according to People. Paramedics rushed the rapper to NYC Health Kings County, but it was too late, and he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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