Category: Nipsey Hussle

‘Spike in Crime’ Prompts Alley Closure Near Site of Nipsey Hussle Murder

LOS ANGELES—An alley next to the site of where the late rapper Nipsey Hussle was murdered in South Los Angeles will be closed temporarily to mitigate what the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) described as continuous and violent crime in the area. The city council voted July 29 to shut down the alley near the…


Jury Finds Man Guilty of Murder of Rapper Nipsey Hussle

LOS ANGELES—Jurors found a 32-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday for the 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle. The Los Angeles County jury also found Eric R. Holder Jr. guilty of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter for gunfire that hit other men at the scene. Prosecutors had sought two counts of attempted…


Woman Who Drove Man Who Killed Nipsey Hussle Testifies

LOS ANGELES—A woman testified Monday that she unwittingly drove the man now charged with killing rapper Nipsey Hussle to and from the scene of the shooting, not accepting that he had fired the deadly shots despite seeing him load a gun moments before. Bryannita Nicholson, 35, said that when she and Eric Holder, with whom…


Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s Last Moments Detailed as Murder Trial Opens

LOS ANGELES—Rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside his clothing shop in a calculated, premeditated fashion by a man upset over a discussion about snitching, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the outset of of a long-delayed murder trial. Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said during his opening statement that there’s “no doubt” Eric R….