LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 2 counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter instead of 2 attempted murder counts as prosecutors had sought for 2 other men who were hit by gunfire at the scene.
Holder, wearing a blue suit & face mask, stood up in the small court room next to his lawyer as the verdict was read. He had no visible reaction.
Jurors deliberated for about 6 hours over 2 days before reaching the verdict.
Holder & Hussle had known each other for years — they grew up members of the same South Los Angeles street gang.
The evidence against Holder was overwhelming, from eyewitnesses to surveillance cameras.
His attorney did not even deny that he was the shooter but urged jurors to find him guilty of the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.
The shooting followed a conversation the 2 men had about rumors that Holder had been acting as an informant for authorities. Holder’s lawyer Aaron Jansen said that being publicly accused of being a “snitch” by Hussle brought on a “heat of passion” in Holder that made him not guilty of first-degree murder.
Hussle, whose legal name is Ermias Asghedom, died at age 33.
He was a widely beloved figure in Los Angeles, especially in the South LA area where he grew up & remained after gaining fame, buying property & opening businesses.
“He wanted to change the neighborhood,” McKinney said in his closing argument. “He kept the same friends. And the neighborhood loved him. They called him Neighborhood Nip.”
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