The man convicted of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison. Eric R. Holder Jr. was convicted of first-degree murder in Hussle's 2019 shooting.
Holder was also found guilty of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter after two other people who were injured in the shooting.
Hussle, who was born Ermias Asghedom, had grown up with Holder, and both were members of the same gang, the Rollin’ 60s. Prosecutorsthat he was a snitch, and that it was premeditated when he approached Hussle outside his shop, The Marathon, and opened fire. Hussle was struck at least 10 times. Afterward, Holder kicked him in the head and fled, Deputy District Attorney John McKinney told jurors. Images shared at trial showed him running from the scene with a semi-automatic pistol.
Holder’s lawyer, Aaron Jansen, had described the shooting as a fit of “heated passion.” After his conversation with Hussle, Holder hadn’t had time to cool off when he returned to the shop with a gun, he argued. Jansen described the charges as excessive. Hussle, whose debut studio album earned him a Grammy nomination months before his death, was also a father of two, a
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