Loved ones of Lexii Alijai started off the new year grieving. It was on January 1 when news circulated that the 21-year-old artist was found dead at a hotel in Minnesota. Exact details surrounding her death are unknown, but according to E!, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner has determined a cause of death.

Lexii reportedly died of a mixture of fentanyl and ethanol Lexii’s name is added to a growing list of artists who have died of overdoses in recent years including , , and Juice WRLD. When news of Lexii’s death was shared, many of her fellow artists took to social media to display their grief. 

“Weakest saddest way to start a new year – i’m off this happy new year please please please please be safe out here – love on your people -please,” wrote in a tweet. “It’s hard to have so much faith in god and that everything happen for a reason cuz it’s sh*t i can’t imagine there ever being a reason for – why bro.” We send our condolences to her loved ones during this difficult time.