Chris Lighty, hip hop mogul and longtime manager of big names such as 50 Cent, Diddy, Ja Rule and Mariah Carey , was found dead in NYC this morning. Lighty apparently died from a self-inflicted gunshot would to the head. According to law enforcement sources, the 44-year-old Lighty’s body was found by police around 11:30 a.m. in the back yard of his Bronx apartment. Chris Lighty was pronounced dead on the scene, where a semi-automatic firearm was recovered. The death is being investigated as a possible suicide. TMZ reports that he had been in an argument with his ex-wife and shot himself; the duo divorced last year and Lighty hadn’t been the same since. Our condolences to those who knew and loved Chris. [Photo: WENN.com]
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Chris Lighty Dead of Apparent Suicide; Hip-Hop Manager Was 44
