David Lighty speaks on his brother, Chris Lighty’s untimely death

David Lighty has shared some words about his brother’s untimely death.

The hip-hop world is mourning the loss of one the music industry’s great business minds, Chris Lighty.

The Founder of Violator Management, Brand Asset CEO was found dead behind his Bronx apartment in what officials said was caused by a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head.

There are many rumors on why Chris Lighty may have taken his own life, but many people who knew him best describe a man who wouldn’t do the unimaginable.

Chris Lighty’s brother Dave Lighty urges the NYPD to do a full investigation before concluding his brother’s death was a suicide.

Hot 97’s and Fox News, Lisa Evers, had the chance to speak with David Lighty, on his brother’s untimely death.

“I’m surprised, shocked, and lost at this moment. I want the truth to come out. This isn’t my brother. My brother was a strong person, is a strong person. Nothing is adding up. I can’t get a direct answer from anybody…I understand there’s a process to be followed. I can’t even get clear answers from people I think I should be getting clear answers from.”

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“Everyone’s like ‘that’s not the Chris I know’ in no way, shape, or form. Things were popping. Primary wave was the biggest management company in America, what else could be going wrong. Yeah, we’re in a bad economy, that’s everywhere. Nah. Not this. We’ve been in way worse situations than this. I just want to know what really happened to my brother. If he did take his own life, alright, I just wish he could have reached out and spoken to us. We were all here for him. I just want the truth. The truth.”

Chris Lighty was the industry’s connector. He helped make a megastar of 50 Cent, brokering the rapper’s multi-million dollar deal with Vitamin Water, and handled high-profile performers including Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, Sean “Diddy” Combs and more.

Chris Lighty was 44 years old.