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Nipsey Hussle's killer convicted of first-degree murder

By Fay Ngina | 3yrs ago
Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle. (Courtesy) 

A Los Angeles court on Wednesday found Eric R. Holder Jr. guilty of first-degree murder of acclaimed Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle. 

The 33-year-old fatally shot Hussle, real name Ermias Asghedom, on March 31, 2019, outside his Marathon clothing store in LA, his hometown, while signing autographs. 

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