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Police Captured 29-Year-Old Suspect In Nipsey Hussle Murder

Eric Holder has been identified as the late rapper's suspected killer.
Police Captured 29-Year-Old Suspect In Nipsey Hussle Murder
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By Joi-Marie McKenzie · Updated October 23, 2020

Police have captured Eric Holder, the man suspected of gunning down late rapper and community activist Nipsey Hussle.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to CBS2 that Holder was caught Tuesday afternoon in the Bellflower area.

UPDATE: Deputies have captured a man they say is 29-year-old Eric Holder, wanted in the murder of Nipsey Hussle. LAPD are responding to confirm his identity. https://t.co/kuxcfehFLY

— KCAL News (@kcalnews) April 2, 2019

LAPD Chief Michel Moore told reporters Tuesday that Holder, whom they’ve identified as a gang member, “walked up on multiple occasions and engaged in a conversation with Nipsey and the others that were there” on Sunday outside of a clothing store Hussle owned.

Holder then “left and subsequently came back armed with a handgun, and purposefully and repeatedly fired, striking and killing Nipsey Hussle.”

Moore added that Holder fled the scene in a 2016 Chevrolet Cruz, with an unidentified woman as the getaway driver.

Police Captured 29-Year-Old Suspect In Nipsey Hussle Murder
Recording Artist Nipsey Hussle poses for SKEE Live on Oct. 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

The police chief continued that they believe Holder’s motive was personal.

“It appears to be a personal matter between the two of them in regards to a dispute, and I’ll leave it at that,” he explained.

An autopsy of the body of Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, determined that he died of gunshot wounds to the head and torso. He was only 33.

Hussle’s death has been mourned by many in the hip hop community since he was killed tragically. Hundreds showed up for a vigil outside his store on Monday night, which abruptly ended after a loud noise believed by many to be gunshots caused chaos. Nineteen people were injured.U