One member of female rapper Nicki Minaj’s tour group was stabbed and killed in Philadelphia early Wednesday morning and another was critically wounded.
NBC 10 noted that Minaj’s crew members were stabbed outside a bar in the city’s West Oak Lane section around 2 a.m. Police believe a fight inside the bar poured out onto the sidewalk and one man pulled out a knife.
Witnesses drove the stabbing victims to the hospital, where 29-year-old De'Von Pickett was pronounced dead. The other victim, Eric Parker, 27, remains hospitalized and is listed in critical condition
Minaj herself took to Twitter to share the tragic news. She said that her crew had gotten into town a couple days prior and were there with her rumored boyfriend and Philly native, rapper Meek Mill to rehearse for her upcoming tour.
Two members of my team were stabbed last night in Philly. One was killed. They had only been there for two days rehearsing for the tour.
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) February 18, 2015
She also posted a photo of them on Instagram.
WPVI reported that police do not have a suspect in custody at this time but are checking surveillance footage for a male suspect in his 30s with a full beard.
Top image courtesy of Jennifer Graylock/INFphoto.com
Instagram image courtesy of Nicki Minaj
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