A 29-year-old man has been indicted in the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle and wounding of two others in South Los Angeles in March, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES — A 29-year-old man has been indicted in the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle and wounding of two others in South Los Angeles in March, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Eric R. Holder Jr. was indicted by a grand jury for one count of murder, two counts each of attempted murder and assault with a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. The indictment, which was unsealed Tuesday, also includes allegations that Holder used a handgun and caused « great bodily injury and death. »Holder pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to return for a pretrial hearing on June 18. Bail is set at $6.53 million. If convicted as charged, Holder faces a possible maximum sentence of life in state prison. The 33-year-old artist and community leader was fatally shot March 31 while standing in front of his clothing store near the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard. He died later that day from gunshot wounds to the head and torso, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Police later arrested Holder as the suspect in Hussle’s killing. Holder and Hussle allegedly had a discussion or argument in front of the store Sunday, and Holder returned a short time later and started shooting, according to police. One of the men wounded in the shooting, Kerry Lathan, was released from the hospital late last month after taking a bullet in the back during the shooting.
