Bridgetown (Barbados): Singer Rihanna's 21-year-old cousin Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne was shot to death here.

Alleyne died on Tuesday, reports dailymail.co.uk. 

Rihanna, 29, posted a series of photographs of Alleyne on Instagram, indicating that she had just spent Christmas with him, reports dailymail.co.uk.

"RIP cousin. Can't believe it was just last night that I held you in my arms," Rihanna wrote.

"Never thought that would be the last time I felt the warmth in your body! Love you always man," she added.

The eight-time Grammy award winner ended the post saying: "End gun violence".

Alleyne was walking through a track in the St Michael's area of Barbados around 7 p.m. on Tuesday night when he was approached by a man and shot several times. The man then fled the scene, and has not been identified. 

He was rushed to a nearby hospital in a private vehicle, but succumbed to his injuries.

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Mangaluru: A case has been registered at Pandeshwar Police Station against a man identified as Riyaz for allegedly attempting to assault advocate Zeeshan Ali and issuing death threats.

According to the complaint, the incident is said to have taken place after advocate Zeeshan Ali provided legal advice to his client in a family-related matter.

Police said the accused allegedly intercepted the advocate, abused him in foul language and attempted to attack him with a sharp weapon.

The incident reportedly occurred around 7 pm on May 11 in the Attavar area of Mangaluru. A major incident was averted after members of the public present at the spot intervened.

Based on the complaint, Pandeshwar Police have registered Crime No. 87/2026 under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Karnataka Advocates Protection Act, 2023.

Further investigation is in progress.