Police in Los Angeles have arrested a man suspected to have shot and killed the rapper Nipsey Hussle.
The person arrested, 29-year-old Eric ‘Shitty’ Holder, was on Tuesday apprehended in the L. A. district Bellflower, which is located 30 kilometers from the clothing shop, where Hussle was killed on Sunday.
the Hussle and Keep known each other in advance, and the two men apparently had a dispute, police said.
They had a quarrel, and Keeps coming back with a gun and opened fire, said police chief Michael Moore at a news conference.
Two other men were injured in connection with the shooting.
The 33-year-old rapper Nipsey Hussle.
Los Angeles-mayor Eric Garcetti and police chief Michael Moore. Photo: AFP
A obduktionsrapport, published on Monday, shows that the rapper was hit, shot in the head and torso, writes the Associated Press.
– It has been some hard days for the city, says mayor Eric Garcetti and adds that Nipsey Hussle was an artist, ‘which had affected many people’s lives’.
the Hussle with the civil name Ermias Asghedom was published in 2018 with its first studio album, ‘Victory Lap’, which sparked a Grammy nomination.
He has worked with names such as Drake, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and Tyga. He is also known to have founded the label ‘All Money In’.
Hussle was killed in front of his clothing shop, The Marathon. Photo. AFP
the Hussle leaves two children and a girlfriend. Photo: AFP
the Hussle leaves two children and a girlfriend.
A memorial service for the late rapper on Monday sparked a major drama when it was fired the shot.
Several people were seriously injured as a result of the panic that spread after the shoots, when they have been trampled on by the other participants.