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Eric R. Holder Jr. was sentenced to 60 years to life in prison for murdering Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Nipsey Hussle, who was killed outside the clothing store he founded.

Lawyer: Hussle lifted up neighborhood he was gunned down in
Lawyer: Hussle lifted up neighborhood he was gunned down in

“This man was different,” Deputy District Attorney John McKinney told jurors, seeking to humanize Hussle after two weeks of testimony that dwelled on the technical details surrounding the 2019 shooting. “He wanted to change the neighborhood. He kept the same friends. And the neighborhood loved him. They called him Neighborhood Nip.” More

June 30, 2022

Witnesses drag feet at trial of Nipsey Hussle shooter
Witnesses drag feet at trial of Nipsey Hussle shooter

Evan “Rimpau” MacKenzie, a close friend of Hussle's who was a pallbearer at his funeral and was standing next to him when he was shot, has repeatedly ignored subpoenas ordering him to appear and testify for the prosecution, resulting in Judge H. Clay Jacke II issuing the bench warrant with $500,000 bail. More

June 23, 2022

Woman who drove man who killed Nipsey Hussle testifies
Woman who drove man who killed Nipsey Hussle testifies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 […] More

June 20, 2022