4 The Courier sun • MAY 19, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com THE COURIER/File photo The NYPD is offering a reward for information to help find the suspect(s) who killed rapper Lionel Pickens (above), who went by the stage name Chinx. Cops still looking for the drive-by shooters who killed rapper Chinx BY ROBERT POZARYCKI [email protected]/@robbpoz One year later, the suspects responsible for the drive-by shooting in Briarwood last year that took the life of an up-andcoming rap star remain at large. Police repeated an appeal for tips on Tuesday, which marked the one-year anniversary of the May 17, 2015, murder of Lionel Pickens, 31, of Ozone Park, who went by the stage name Chinx. A $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder remains available, the NYPD indicated in a press release on Tuesday. Pickens and a 27-year-old male passenger were in a 2014 Porsche stopped at a red light at the corner of Queens Boulevard and 84th Drive at about 4:04 a.m. on May 17, 2015, when an unknown vehicle pulled up. Reportedly, an unidentified individual inside that vehicle then fired multiple shots at the Porsche before speeding away from the scene. Officers from the 107th Precinct and EMS units found Pickens behind the wheel with multiple gunshot wounds about the body. Pickens was rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The male passenger sustained a gunshot wound to his back but survived. A native of Far Rockaway, Pickens began his hip-hop career with the late rapper Stack Bundles as The Riot Squad. Pickens was jailed between 2005 and 2008 after being convicted on robbery and drug possession charges. Following his release, Pickens returned to rap alongside French Montana and gained a following among hip-hop fans with his 2012 release of “I’m a Coke Boy.” His final album, “Welcome to JFK,” was posthumously released last August. Anyone with information regarding the murder that could prove helpful is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (8477), visit their website or text their tips to CRIMES (274637), then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential. Photo courtesy of FDNY The FDNY battled a three-alarm fire in Jamaica. 138 firefighters respond to a house fire in Jamaica BY ANGELA MATUA [email protected]/@AngelaMatua A three-alarm fire broke out in Jamaica on the morning of May 16, according to the FDNY. The fire began inside a home at 175-01 Liberty Ave. at about 9:20 a.m., a FDNY spokesperson said. According to the FDNY Twitter page, both the first and second floors were on fire. The fire came under control at 10:56 a.m. after 138 firemen and 33 units responded to the scene. Officials are still investigating the cause of the fire. There were no reported injuries but the house did experience substantial damage, officials said. The latest Queens subway creeps flash their junk in Jamaica BY ROBERT POZARYCKI [email protected]/@robbpoz Two men flashed their junk at female commuters in Jamaica earlier this month in the latest incidents of crude and indecent behavior in the Queens subway system. The first incident occurred at 5:30 a.m. on May 4 at the Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue subway station, where the suspect exposed his genitals to a 40-year-old woman at the mezzanine area, according to authorities. Police described the flasher as a black male in his 30s standing 5 foot 9 inches tall who was last seen wearing an orange/red T-shirt. Authorities said the second act of public lewdness occurred at 8:30 a.m. on May 6 on board a Manhattan-bound F train near the Sutphin Boulevard station. Sources said the perpetrator sat down and began showing off his genitals to the passengers. One of the riders, a 44-year-old woman, snapped pictures of the suspect on her cellphone before she exited the train at Rockefeller Center Photo by David Shankbone in Manhattan. The suspect was described by the NYPD as a black male standing 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighing about 180 pounds. Anyone with information regarding the two incidents or the subway creeps’ whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS, visit their website or send a text message to 274637 (CRIMES), then enter TIP577. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
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