This is devastating.
Janelle Mon├â┬íe‘s first cousin, Natasha Hays, was shot and killed after a drive-by shooting at her Kansas City home during the early hours of Tuesday morning.
According to The Kansas City Star, the mother of three was asleep in her bed when fatal shots came through her window around 3:45 a.m. Her children — ages 14, 16, and 18 — were present but not injured during the attack.
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The 30-year-old singer took to Twitter on Wednesday to mourn the loss of her beloved cousin and speak out about the ongoing problem of gun violence:
Gun violence has struck home. My beautiful 1st cousin was murdered. She was a mother of 3. Loved by her community. #NatashaHays #sayhername
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) August 31, 2016
#KansasCity #Gunviolence is still keeping our city in a dark place. The fear of “who is next?” never leaves. Praying4more light. Help us.
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) August 31, 2016
Nobody deserves to lose their mother, sister, cousin, friend, etc to the hands of evil. Evil has no race. #Gunviolence #NatashaHays
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) August 31, 2016
Hearing your uncle on the phone while he tries to make sense of his daughter being murdered is the most helpless feeling in the entire world
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi (@JanelleMonae) August 31, 2016
Wow. We can’t even imagine what the Yoga songstress is going through right now.
No word yet on if the shooter has been found, but we will keep you updated as more details become available.
Our hearts go out to Janelle and Natasha’s loved ones during this unimaginably difficult time.
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