Nipsey Hussle’s killer sentenced to 60 years to life

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday sentenced the man convicted of shooting Nipsey Hussle to 60 years in prison after hearing testimonies about the high cost of killing the hip-hop star and leader. neighborhood, as well as the life of mental illness, abuse and struggles of the man who shot him.

Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke II granted a deferred sentence to Eric R. Holder Jr., 33, who was found guilty of first-degree murder in 2019 of the 33-year-old hip-hop artist. Grammy Award nominations outside the court. Hussle-founded clothing store, Marathon, in the South Los Angeles neighborhood, where both men grew up under very similar circumstances.

Jacke said: “I am very interested in what has been presented about Mr Holder’s mental health. I am also concerned about the devastation caused to the victims and their families. I believe this sentence balances the two.”

After a month-long trial, in July, jurors also convicted Holder of two counts of willful manslaughter and two counts of assault with a firearm because the gun hit two other men at the scene, but the This person is still alive.

Jacke sentenced Holder to 25 years to life in prison for murder, another 25 years for increased gun conviction, and 10 years for assault with a gun. He set up several other sentencing additions and ordered the others to run concurrently. He also credits Holder for the nearly 4 years he’s served since the shooting.

The keeper, dressed in orange prison uniform, looked straight ahead throughout the proceedings and did not react when the sentence was read, and spoke only to tell the judge that he understood the circumstances when questioned.

In an impact statement before the sentence was announced, Herman “Cowboy” Douglas, a close friend of Hussle’s who stood with him when he was killed and testified during the trial, told the judge. that the murder was a great loss for him as well. personally and for the South Los Angeles community where Hussle is a business leader and inspiration.

“Nipsey is my friend, he’s like a son, he’s like a father,” Douglas said. “Our community now, we have lost everything, everything we worked to gain. One man’s mistake, one man’s act, has upset an entire community.”

Douglas said Hussle’s store and surrounding businesses he owned and supported were closed, and that meant “the Homies had nothing to do.”

Douglas told the judge, “I don’t care what you give this guy. It’s not about time. I just want to know why. The world wants to know why. Why would someone do that?

Actor Lauren London, Hussle’s life partner and mother of two of his young children, did not attend any part of the trial, nor did any of his relatives, and no one made any statements. claims have the same effect.

Hussle, whose legal name is Ermias Asghedom, and Holder have known each other for many years growing up as members of the 60s South LA. Both are aspiring rappers. But Holder was never quite as successful as Hussle, who would become a local hero and national celebrity.

The evidence against Holder was so overwhelming – from witnesses to surveillance cameras from local businesses that recorded his arrival, the shooting and his departure – that his attorney admitted during the trial. court that he shot Hussle.

But Holder’s attorney, Aaron Jansen, argued to the jury that the heated circumstances of the shooting meant a lighter verdict on voluntary manslaughter was deserved.

The jury returned with a first-degree murder conviction after about six hours of deliberation.

A year after his death, Hussle was mourned at a memorial in the arena then known as the Staples Center, and held during a performance at the Grammy Awards that featured DJ Khaled and John Legend.