DJ Khaled’s fiancée’s younger brother was murdered in a drug deal gone wrong in the Bronx, according to cops.
The New York police Department says Jonathan Tuck, 25, was at an apartment in the Belmont section of the Bronx on Sunday buying weed, when an altercation ensued and he was shot in the face.
The apartment where the deal went sour was just a quarter mile from his home.
He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he died.
On Sunday, several local news outlets reported on the shooting, TMZ however confirmed Tuck is the younger brother of Nicole Tuck, 39, Khaled’s finacee.
Jonathan Tuck, 25, (not pictured) was murdered in a drug deal gone, according to cops. Jonathan is the younger brother of Nicole Tuck, DJ Khaled’s finacee (pictured together)
DJ Khaled’s finacee, Nicole Tuck’s (pictured with their son Ashad) younger brother was killed in the Bronx in a drug deal gone wrong, police say
Police have taken a 34-year-old man into custody for questioning, but are still unsure if he was the shooter.
Khaled, 42, and Nicole had a son, Ashad, last year.
Little Ashad had just attended the Grammy Awards last week, where his dad erformed alongside Rihanna.
In a coincidence, Rihanna just lost her cousin to gun violence in Barbados in late December.
Despite Khaled’s son Ashad’s young age, he has already enjoyed an exceptionally privileged upbringing.
DJ Khaled carried his beloved son in his arms as he made his way down the carpet, happily pausing for interviews and pictures with Asahd by his side.
Asked about the bold looks – which featured velvet trousers and jacket, as well as a white shirt, red bow tie, and black shoes – DJ Khaled told red carpet host Ryan Seacrest of their ensembles: ‘You know we gotta do it big — like father, like son.’
The shooting happened in the Belmont section of the Bronx on this block, according to cops
He added that he and Asahd, who was named as an executive producer on his father’s last album, Grateful, have both been busy ‘in the studio cooking up a lot of things’.
Despite his young age, Asahd seemed more than comfortable on the carpet at the star-studded event, throwing just a minor tantrum at one point when he was seen crying while being held by his devoted dad – but he soon calmed down, and was ready and raring to go by the time DJ Khaled took to the stage alongside Rihanna to perform their hit track Wild Thoughts.
Sitting happily in his mother’s lap, Asahd watched his father on stage, looking up eagerly to see the dynamic performance taking place before his eyes.