A 25 year old man who reportedly had ties to rapper Fabolous was stabbed to death at a New York club on Thanksgiving night (November 22).

According to CBS 2 HD, Shamal McKinney and his brother partied with Fabolous and friends at Club Duvet on Thursday night.

At around 3:30 a.m., McKinney staggered out of the club with wounds in his torso and encountered officers who were called to the plush nightspot for an unrelated incident. McKinney died on arrival at St. Vincent's Hospital.

McKinney’s brother refused to speak on his sibling’s murder but revealed that Fabolous was long gone before the stabbing occurred.

Authorities found a bloody knife in a dumpster near the club and have not revealed a motive behind the killing. No suspects have been named or arrested.

“Words cannot express how much we're going to miss him,” said McKinney’s godmother, Zella Robinson.

“He was a happy, happy person,” stressed McKinney’s aunt, Shirley Hartman. “ I'm just sorry it had to happen to a good person.”

The club’s owners refused to comment on the incident.