New York /
The rapper’s father Nicki Minaj to die after be run over by a driver who fled near New York City, police said Sunday.
Robert Maraj, 64, was walking down a path in Mineola, Long Island, at 18:15 local Friday when he was hit, said the Police Department of Nassau County in a statement.
The driver left the scene of the accident and Maraj was taken to hospital, Where he was pronounced dead Saturday.
“The investigation is ongoing,” police added.
The statement did not specify Maraj’s relationship with Minaj, but a police spokesman said confirm that he was his father.
Minaj, 38, was born in Trinidad and Tobago and grew up in the Queens district of New York City. The rapper has been nominated to ten Grammy Awards during his career.