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Police seeks public help to locate suspected killer of Nipsey Hussle

The Los Angeles police is seeking help to locate suspected killer of Nipsey Hussle [Pitchfork]
The Los Angeles police is seeking help to locate suspected killer of Nipsey Hussle [Pitchfork]
The Los Angeles Police Department is seeking help from the general public to locate the suspected killer of rapper, Nipsey Hussle.
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According to the LAPD, they are looking for a young man who was involved in the multiple shooting which resulted in a homicide. One of the victims, Ermias Asghedom also known as Nipsey Hussle, died as a result of gunshot wounds he sustained.

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"On March 31, 2019, around 3:20 pm three male adults were standing in front of a business in a small strip mall in the 3400 block of West Slauson Blvd. The suspect walked up to the men and fired numerous gunshots at them. The victims were struck and fell on the ground. The suspect ran southbound through an adjacent alley to a waiting vehicle. The suspect entered the passenger side of the vehicle and fled the area," the statement read.

Police seeks public help to locate suspected killer of Nipsey Hussle
Police seeks public help to locate suspected killer of Nipsey Hussle

It didn't end there as the police went on to give the identity and of the alleged suspect who killed Nipsey Hussle as a 29-year-old Eric Holder of Los Angeles. They, however, went on to release numbers, people with useful information should contact.

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Eric Holder is the alleged suspect behind the murder of Nipsey Hussle
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Nipsey Hussle was shot dead on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at the front of his shop in Los Angeles. Until his death, he was 33-years-old and a Grammy-awards nominee.

Grammy-nominated US rapper Nipsey Hussle shot dead in Los Angeles

Nipsey Hussle was shot dead at the front of his shop on Sunday March 31, 2019 [TheSource]
Nipsey Hussle was shot dead at the front of his shop on Sunday March 31, 2019 [TheSource]

Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot in the US city of Los Angeles on Sunday, NBC News reported, citing law enforcement sources. He was alone as at the time of the incident as there were two other unidentified young men standing with him outside his shop.

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Nipsey Hussle's journey was quite an interesting one as he struggled to find fame but began selling his own mixtapes, which hip-hop royalty Jay-Z once bought 100 of for $100 each.

He was nominated for Best Rap Album for "Victory Lap," his first formal album that finally dropped last February after six years of teasing, but lost out to rap's woman of the moment Cardi B.

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