Chinx‘s killer has been sentenced to over two decades in prison for killing the rising rapper back in 2015.
The sentencing of Quincy Homere took place in a Queens courtroom on Monday (August 12).
During the sentencing, Homere shared a short statement with the gallery, video of which was captured by Fox 5 NY.
“I’d like to express my condolences to the family and anyone else that was affected with what happened here,” he said. “I don’t believe there’s words that can express the way I feel about what transpired here.”
Chinx’s widow Janelli Caceres spoke as well, saying: “A mother has to bury her son. At the age of 28 I had became a widow. My children, who were 15, 11 and 4, are now without a dad.”
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz issued a statement.
“Quincy Homere was sentenced today to 23 years in prison for killing Lionel Pickens Jr., a successful rapper, husband and father who was mercilessly gunned down in 2015.
“Homere fired numerous rounds into Pickens’ car while he was stopped at a red light in Briarwood and then fled, leaving the young man for dead. Nothing can undo what happened, but I hope today’s sentence brings some solace to Pickens’ loved ones as they continue to grieve.”
Homere entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in a New York City courtroom last month.
Caceres told Fox 5 NY‘s Lisa Evers at the time that she was grateful to the NYPD, the Queens DA and friends and fans for keeping his memory and his music legacy alive.
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Chinx (real name Lionel Pickens) was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Queens, New York, in 2015. He was 31.
In December 2017, well over two years after Chinx’s death, Homere and fellow suspect Jamar Hill were arrested and charged with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
According to New York Police lieutenant Richard Rudolph, the pair allegedly “hunted down Chinx like an animal” over a dispute that arose while the rapper and Homere were both incarcerated at Rikers Island in 2009.