His widow Janelli Pickens spoke to Eyewitness News today. The couple, who were married eight years, grew up together in Far Rockaway and had two daughters, ages 14 and 11, and a 4-year old son. Police are hunting for the gunman who shot and killed the Queens-born rapper in his car early Sunday. 31-year old Lionel Pickens aka Chinx died after being shot multiple times in the chest in the Briarwood section of Queens, NY.