The police Department of Los Angeles (LAPD) has identified a suspect in the murder of rapper nominated for a Grammy and public figure, Nipsey Hussle, and also has pictures which show the gunman.
According to police, the main suspect at the moment is a 29-year-old resident of Los Angeles Eric holder. Police believe he opened fire on March 31 at about 15:20 in Hyde Park, when the Hussle and two other men stood near a clothing store rapper The Marathon Clothing.
It is believed that holder ran across the alley and fled in a white Chevy sedan. As reported in the LAPD, the driver was an unidentified woman.
«It was last seen in a white Chevy Cruze sedan 2016 with license plate CA 7RJD742. Anyone with information related to his whereabouts or the fatal shooting is asked to contact South Bureau Homicide,» reads the statement of the LAPD.
Eric Holder is wanted for Homicide in the shooting of Nipsey Hussle. He was last seen in a 2016 white 4 door Chevy Cruze license plate CA 7RJD742. Anyone with information related to his whereabouts or this deadly shooting is urged to contact South Bureau Homicide at 323-786-5100 pic.twitter.com/3pX4fbezDs
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) April 2, 2019
Police said that’s Why he died in a nearby hospital shortly after the shooting. He was wounded in the head and several in the torso, according to autopsy report made on Monday, 1 April.
TMZ and CNN reported that they have video footage of a nearby shop, which shows that around 15:20 the suspect approached the Hussle and two other men and fired several shots at them.
Rapper Nipsey Hussle during a speech
On the evening of 1 April, hundreds of fans gathered near the scene to honour the memory of the rapper. But with the onset of the night, someone provoked a fight that escalated into violence. As reported by USA TODAY, the press Secretary of the fire service Margaret Stewart, employees of emergency services was taken to the hospital 19 wounded.
«Our officers are on scene and make every effort to protect all those present at the vigil in honor Nipsey Hussle — wrote a police Department of Los Angeles. — There are those who were injured in the chaos, we are trying to restore order.»
