Robert Maraj, 64 and father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York.
He was walking along a road in Mineola on Long Island at Robert Maraj when he was hit by a car that kept going, Nassau County police said.
Maraj was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Saturday.
The Homicide Squad is investigating the case and asking for the public’s help in identifying the responsible party. There was not a decent description of the suspect vehicle provided.
Police are asking any witnesses to the fatal crash to come forward.
Minaj, 38, was born Onika Tanya Maraj in Trinidad and was raised in the New York City borough of Queens. She has not made any public statement about her father’s death.