Rather then spending the 4th of July BBQ-ing and boating, Nicki Minaj spent her day mourning the tragic loss of her cousin who was murdered in NYC the night before.

There is very little information on the details of what happened. All we know is Nicki Minaj reported on Twitter that her cousin, Nicholas, was murdered in Brooklyn on July 3rd.

She tweeted:

“My cousin Nicholas. Also goes by Juse, or @brolicalcoholic* Murdered. Last nite. Near his home. Brooklyn,NY.”

That’s terrible. My thoughts go out to her and her family.