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| Rihanna calls for end to gun violence after cousin dies in shooting | Rihanna calls for end to gun violence after cousin dies in shooting |
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| Singer posts picture of herself with man who is believed to have been killed in shooting in Barbados on Boxing Day | |
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| Wed 27 Dec 2017 09.36 GMT | |
| Last modified on Wed 27 Dec 2017 14.05 GMT | |
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| Rihanna has called for an end to gun violence after the death of a man she named as her cousin. | Rihanna has called for an end to gun violence after the death of a man she named as her cousin. |
| The singer posted a picture of herself with a young man, who is believed to have been killed in a shooting in her native Barbados on Boxing Day. | The singer posted a picture of herself with a young man, who is believed to have been killed in a shooting in her native Barbados on Boxing Day. |
| She wrote on Instagram: | She wrote on Instagram: |
| RIP cousin... can't believe it was just last night that I held you in my arms! never thought that would be the last time I felt the warmth in your body!!! Love you always man! 😢🙏🏿❤ #endgunviolence | RIP cousin... can't believe it was just last night that I held you in my arms! never thought that would be the last time I felt the warmth in your body!!! Love you always man! 😢🙏🏿❤ #endgunviolence |
| A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Dec 26, 2017 at 7:16pm PST | A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on Dec 26, 2017 at 7:16pm PST |
| She added the hashtag #endgunviolence. | She added the hashtag #endgunviolence. |
| Rihanna, 29, tagged the Instagram account with the username merka-95 but did not name him. The post has received hundreds of thousands of comments of support and condolence. | Rihanna, 29, tagged the Instagram account with the username merka-95 but did not name him. The post has received hundreds of thousands of comments of support and condolence. |
| A local news station named the victim of a shooting as 21-year-old Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne. Police have launched an investigation and are urging anyone with information on the incident to contact them. | A local news station named the victim of a shooting as 21-year-old Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne. Police have launched an investigation and are urging anyone with information on the incident to contact them. |
| A representative for Rihanna has been contacted. | A representative for Rihanna has been contacted. |
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