A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday sentenced the man convicted of gunning down rapper Nipsey Hussle to 60 years to life in prison.

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

After the monthlong trial, jurors in July also convicted Holder of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a firearm for gunfire that hit two other men at the scene who survived.

Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke handed down the sentence Wednesday after hearing from one of Hussle’s friends and listening to a letter from Holder’s father that was read in court. Holder, dressed in orange jail attire, stared straight ahead throughout the proceedings and did not react when the sentence was read.

Holder was not eligible for the death penalty. He was nearly certain to get a sentence that would guarantee he would spend the rest of his life in prison, with only the details of his term in question.

The sentencing has been delayed in part so defense attorney Aaron Jansen could argue to reduce Holder’s conviction to manslaughter or second-degree murder, which Jacke rejected in December.

Hussle, whose legal name is Ermias Asghedom, and Holder had known each other for years growing up as members of the Rollin’ 60s in South LA. Both were aspiring rappers. But Holder never found the same success as Hussle, who would become a local hero and a national celebrity.

Actor Lauren London, who was Hussle’s partner and the mother of his two young children, did not attend any part of the trial, nor did any of his relatives, and none are expected to give victim impact statements, as often happens at such hearings.

Herman “Cowboy” Douglas, a close friend of Hussle who was standing with him when he was killed and testified during the trial, told the court that the killing was a tremendous loss both for him personally and for the South Los Angeles community where Hussle was a business leader and an inspiration.

“Nipsey was my friend, he was like a son, he was like a dad,” Douglas said. “Our community right now, we lost everything, everything we worked for. One man’s mistake, one man’s action, messed up a whole community.”

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

The evidence against Holder was so overwhelming — from eyewitnesses to surveillance cameras from local businesses that captured his arrival, the shooting and his departure — that his attorney conceded during trial that he had shot Hussle.

But Jansen argued to jurors that the heated circumstances of the shooting meant a lesser verdict of voluntary manslaughter was merited.

The jury returned with the first-degree murder verdict after about six hours of deliberations.

Jansen said afterward that he was “deeply disappointed” in the verdict, which they planned to appeal.

He did manage a minor victory for Holder by securing the attempted voluntary manslaughter convictions where prosecutors had sought attempted murder verdicts.

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

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Where are the pictures?

😂😂😂😂😂


The judiciary is one association of wicked souls!


Why not just sentence him to life instead of 60!

Hahaha

Hussle, whose legal name is Ermias Asghedom, and Holder had known each other for years growing up as members of the Rollin’ 60s in South LA. Both were aspiring rappers. But Holder never found the same success as Hussle, who would become a local hero and a national celebrity.

This. This was it. The vultures in the hood are quick to take a life out of jealousy. If not them, the police.

I hope he learned how to fight. He’s going to do that for at least twenty-six years.

Nipsey was an Ethiopian gang member and his killer was also gang member. Both were still active in gangs. Both had previously participated in gang related violence. Both of their lives are now over. The end.

Reading...

Normally e must be black man

Ok
Please 🙏🙏🙏 some one should in one sentence summarize d essay for me. Bikonu!!!

Supposed saner climes. A society actively hell bent on disintegrating the family unit, achieving great success in their clandestine agenda esp the black community...the prisons will keep bursting at the seams...let the madness continue

They should have just given him the death sentense

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Ahhh..60 years..Just??

Welcome to the United States of guns and violence.

This murder looks more like something that was done out of jealousy

Damn!

Black Americans in United States are modafuckers. They can never be separated from gun violence and gangster

Kill and be killed!

What’s with all the pampering with tax payers money?!

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Crime does not pay!!!!!!! When you're caught, you will be dealt with severely!!!

Blacks always killing blacks

And they say Obama wasn’t black enough, but forget that if he was he’d probably have been dead or in the Big House instead of the White House! Akata ndi ala!!

Jjustice finally served after fours yeer...Rrest in peace Nipsey hussle

Better 4 him

Y is judiciary slow? I tot it's only Nigeria since 2019

stay away from gang's life