Meek Mill's cousin was shot and killed, along with several others, during a violent night in Philadelphia last Tuesday and the rapper has been paying tribute to him via Instagram.
Philly.com reported that police responded to reports of a shooting around 10 p.m. on Sept.13. When authorities arrived they found Meek's cousin, 21-year-old Angelo Colon, shot in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
After the news broke, Meek took to Instagram with a photo of Colon and a caption that indicated how fed up he is with the violence that continues to take place in his hometown.
"Damn Lo! Watching my family die to these philly streets! Probation is the only thing that got me tied to come coming back here so frequent!!" he wrote. "My mission is to save my family from these streets and change the mindframe of all my lil cousins growing up in it!!!! #RIPLO hurt me to see you in this same spot lifeless!"
He then posted a screenshot of a conversation he had with his cousin in which they agreed on the phrase ""put the gunz down."
On Thursday, Sept. 15, he posted another photo tribute to his cousin. This time the picture was of a coffin and the caption read, "I'm from a hood of broken dreams.... Shots fire yellow tape on the scene it's spooky as Halloween! #RIP2alltheyoungsoldiers #culture."
This isn't the first time violence in the Philadelphia streets have hit close to home for Meek. As we reported in February 2015, his girlfriend Nicki Minaj's tour manager was fatally stabbed outside a bar in the city's West Oak Lane section.