Nipsey Hussle: Trial Date Set for Suspect Accused of Killing Rapper/Entrepreneur

Nipsey Hussle: Trial Date Set for Suspect Accused of Killing Rapper/Entrepreneur
Nipsey Hussle: Trial Date Set for Suspect Accused of Killing Rapper/Entrepreneur

Rapper Nipsey Hussle Killed In Triple Shooting Outside Store in Los Angeles

A judge confirmed Thursday that a trial for the man charged with killing Nipsey Hussle outside his boutique in Los Angeles’ Hyde Park neighborhood just over 3 years ago will start on June 2.

Eric Holder Jr., now 32, was indicted in May of 2019 on one count of murder, one count of felon in possession of a firearm, and two counts of attempted murder and assault with a firearm.

According to Deputy District Attorney John McKinney, Holder used two guns to fire multiple shots on March 31, 2019, shortly after a discussion that included accusations of snitching. ‘

The prosecutor informed the grand jury that the accused approached a gathering that included Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Joseph Asghedom, and that the subsequent conversation “had something to do with Mr. Asghedom accusing Mr. Holder of snitching, which, in the gang world, is a very serious offense.”

“Apparently the conversation had something to do with Mr. Asghedom telling Mr. Holder that word on the street was that Mr. Holder was snitching. The conversation wasn’t particularly intense, it wasn’t particularly belligerent, and it lasted for about four minutes,” the prosecutor informed the grand jury, adding later that it was “enough that it moved Eric Holder to a point of wanting to return to the parking lot and kill Nipsey Hussle.”

According to a grand jury transcript, Deputy Medical Examiner Lawrence Nguyen told the grand jury that the rapper had 11 gunshot wounds, though two of them could have been caused by the same bullet.

Two other men were injured and named as victims in the attempted murder and assault with a firearm charges.

Holder, an aspiring rapper, was arrested on April 2, 2019, in the 9000 block of Artesia Boulevard in Bellflower by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies after a bystander called police to report seeing a person suspected to be Holder.

He has been imprisoned since then.

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