Jury Finds Eric Holder Guilty of Rapper Nipsey Hussle Murder

Los Angeles Jury have found suspect Eric Holder, 32, guilty of first-degree murder linked to Rapper Nipsey Hussle, death in March 2019.

Eric was found guilty of two counts of attempted willful manslaughter and assault with a firearm for pulling trigger on two other men and wounding them.

Airmiess Joseph Asghedom known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, was shot and killed outside his Marathon clothing store in South Los Angeles.

A friend attestation confirmed the rapper was killed after an argument unfolded between him and the suspect.

The rapper’s close friend, Herman Douglas, argued that Nipsey mentioned neighborhood rumors to Holder that he was “snitching” to law enforcement officials.

Douglas attested:  “[Nipsey] told him friend to friend, ‘I heard some paperwork floating around.’
“He said, ‘If you ain’t telling, you need to handle it. You just caught a case — we need to know your paperwork!'”

Speaking to a grand jury, Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said Holder approached Nipsey before the pair had a quick chat.

According to court documents, McKinney said: “Apparently, the conversation had something to do with [Nispey] telling Mr. Holder that word on the street was that Mr. Holder was snitching.”

McKinney noted that snitching was highly offensive among gang members, Reuters reports.
Douglas testified that he, along with both Nipsey and Holder, were all members of a street gang called the South Los Angeles Rollin 60s Crips.

However, Douglas claimed he is no longer involved as a member of the gang.

Douglas also attested that Holder didn’t appear upset when Nispey spoke about the alleged “snitching.”

However, Douglas testified that he heard Holder denounce the rumors as “bulls**t” and claim people were “hatin’ on me.”
He recounted in his testimony how Nipsey and Holder shook hands after talking.

Following the “snitching talk,” Nipsey’s accused killer left the scene in a vehicle and returned soon after to shoot the rapper, court papers said.

Douglas said the deadly shooting occurred 10 minutes after Nipsey and Holder concluded their conversation.

Holder’s defense attorney acknowledged during the trial that his client had pulled the trigger but argued that the crime occurred in the “heat of passion” and was not premeditated, as the prosecutors have charged.