Chris Lighty a hip-hop mogul who managed Sean "Diddy" Combs, 50 Cent and Mariah Carey has been found dead in his New York City apartment in an apparent suicide, police said on friday.
Chris Lighty, 44, was discovered at his home in the Bronx with a gunshot wound to
the head, and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
No note was recovered, but a 9mm handgun was found at the scene and there was no sign of forced entry, said Paul Browne, chief spokesman for the New York Police Department.
The medical examiner's office will determine a cause of death, but authorities say the shooting appears to be self-inflicted.
Lighty, 44, got his start carrying crates of records for rappers before climbing the music business ladder, creating his successful Violator Management company and taking major hip-hop performers under his wing.
“A black semi-automatic firearm was recovered at the scene,” police Officer Markowski told AFP. She said she was not permitted to give her first name. “There’s no criminality suspected.
According to the New York Daily News, Lighty committed suicide right after a dispute with his wife, who filed for divorce last year. Despite his success, Lighty was reportedly suffering major financial strains, including unpaid taxes and bank overdraft fees.
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