New York rapper Bigga Threat has been wounded in a shooting.
The hip-hop star, who has recorded with Max B, was in the Big Apple's Harlem with an acquaintance, Laquan Parks, on Wednesday afternoon (06Jul11) when a gunman cycled past on a push bike and shot them both.
Parks was shot in the head and died instantly at the scene, while Bigga Threat took a hit to his right thigh and was rushed to the Harlem Hospital Center.
He was treated for his injuries as police continue to investigate, reports the New York Daily News.
The rapper's brother, Mike Edwards, tells the publication, "I know he'll be okay, but I don't know if he'll be okay mentally after this."