TMZ.com reports that R&B star R Kelly's teenage nephew, Brayel Kelly, was shot in a robbery attempt on November 6, 2008 in Calumet City, Illinois. According to police, Brayel was shot twice by a barbershop owner and is in the ICU at Christ Hospital in Chicago.TMZ: R. Kelly Nephew Shot (November 7, 2008)
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"People have tried to rob us. They think we got money 'cause my brother is rich. That's R. Kelly money, that's not our money."—Carey Kelly (said in reference to the idea that his son may have been the victim of another robber)
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Brayel and brother Brandon Kelly are said to be suspects in an armed-robbery attemptMTV: Kelly's Nephew Shot (November 7, 2008)
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Police reported that Brayel was shot twice during the robbery of a barbershop in Calumet City, IllinoisTMZ: R. Kelly Nephew Shot (November 7, 2008)
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Victim's father, Carey Kelly, is R. Kelly's brotherTMZ: R. Kelly Nephew Shot (November 7, 2008)
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Carey Kelly stated that his son may have been the victim of someone else's attempted robberyTMZ: R. Kelly Nephew Shot (November 7, 2008)
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Brayel suffers from a chest and a liver woundMTV: Kelly's Nephew Shot (November 7, 2008)
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Brayel is in the ICU at Christ HospitalMTV: Kelly's Nephew Shot (November 7, 2008)
