After having been reported missing over 24 hours ago by family, Jermaine “Black” Williams was found dead in Queens’ Ozone Park this morning in New York. Williams had spent over eight years employed as security for rapper Busta Rhymes.

The man had been shot multiple times, and was discovered wrapped in sheet, when police noticed blood stains in his parked SUV in the park. No suspects have been apprehended. Busta Rhymes, who is presently working in Europe, has yet to release a statement.

Williams leaves behind two children.

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In early February 2006, Israel Ramirez was a Busta Rhymes bodyguard of over a decade that was murdered on the set of the the video-shoot for the “Touch It” remix in New York. He was shot multiple times after an altercation with another spectator on the set of the video. The rapper made headlines for not cooperating with police in the questioning on Ramirez‘ killer. Five months after the incident, Busta did expound on his reasoning to media [click to read].

The two events have been deemed early by investigators as unrelated.