Thursday, November 13, 2008
News Police: James Brown's ex-son-in-law died in contract killing
Posted by Mara Shalhoup on Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 4:40 PM
Darren "Chip" Lumar, who was gunned down in the parking garage outside his Buckhead townhouse last week, might have been killed by a hit man, the AJC reports.
Lumar was married to James Brown's daughter, Yamma, until their bitter 2007 divorce. But the couple had resolved their differences and were friends at the time of Lumar's death, Atlanta police homicide Det. Bill Boyd told the newspaper.
As for a motive, the APD didn't yet have one nailed down:
Boyd said the killing may be related to the victim’s business dealings, but he would not elaborate.
One thing's for certain — Lumar's past escapades landed him in the spotlight. He allegedly had a volatile relationship with his then-wife, and an employee of his claimed he raped her.
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