Eric Holder Jr., who was convicted of murdering rapper Nipsey Hussle in 2019 outside the musician’s clothing store in South Los Angeles, has been sentenced to 60 years to life in prison.
The ruling was announced today by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge H. Clayjacke II. Holder (33) was found guilty of first-degree murder in July 2022 after a jury trial. He was later found guilty on two charges, each of attempted homicide and assault with a firearm. The latest charges relate to the wounding of two other people in the shooting on March 31, 2019.
Holder was arrested on April 2, 2019 and charged days later. Holder reportedly did not respond during his sentencing hearing today.
Holder admitted to shooting Grammy winner Hussle outside the musician’s South Los Angeles clothing store, the Marathon. Holder claimed the killing was an impulsive act committed in the “heat of passion”, his lawyer Aaron Jansen argued in court.
Today’s ruling comes after a hearing during which a friend of Hussle testified and a letter from Holder’s father was read in court.
The City News Service contributed to this report
Source: Deadline
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