Robert Maraj, Father of Nicki Minaj, Is Killed in Hit and Run!!!
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Even this father of a rap icon… Robert Maraj.
He died at a hospital on Saturday after being struck on Friday evening in Mineola, N.Y., on Long Island, the authorities said.
Robert Maraj, the father of the rapper Nicki Minaj, died on Saturday after being struck by a vehicle in a hit & run on Long Island, the authorities said.
Mr. Maraj was walking in the roadway near the intersection of Roslyn Road & Raff Avenue in Mineola, N.Y., at around 6:15 p.m. on Friday when he was hit by a northbound vehicle that left the scene, the Nassau County Police Department said in a statement.
Mr. Maraj, 64, a resident of Mineola, was transported to a hospital in critical condition, the police said, before he was pronounced dead by a hospital doctor on Saturday.
The Nassau County Police Department said its Homicide Squad was investigating.
A representative for Ms. Minaj confirmed his death but did not provide further details.
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