Nicki Minaj

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Rapper Nicki Minaj’s cousin was killed in a shooting in Brooklyn early Monday.

Nicholas Telemaque, 27, was shot several times in the chest at East 52nd Street and Farragut Road in East Flatbush at about 2:40 a.m., police said. He was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

“My precious cousin. My baby. Killed last nite [sic],” Minaj tweeted late Monday.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

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