Holder, 32, was found guilty of murdering the 33-year-old rapper, whose real name was Ermias Joseph Asghedom, on March 31, 2019. He was also convicted of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm, which involved two others people injured in the shooting outside the rapper’s Crenshaw-area store called The Marathon, along with one count of possession. gun by perpetrator. The jury also found true allegations that he personally and intentionally discharged a weapon and that he personally caused great bodily harm to one of the victims. ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 10: Rapper Nipsey Hussle attends a Craft Syndicate Music Partnership unveiling event at the Atlanta Opera House on December 10, 2018 in Atlanta, GA. (photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) Prince Williams The exact motive for the shooting was never established during Holder’s trial. But in final deliberations last Thursday, Deputy District Attorney John McKinney urged jurors to convict Holder of first-degree murder for a “personal” attack on Hussle outside the musician’s clothing store near Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Avenue, calling the “cold-blooded” murder. and “calculated”. McKinney said Holder had “plenty of time to plan and think” before returning to the parking lot, where Hustle was shot 10 to 11 times. The prosecutor described the two men as artists from the same neighborhood, but where Hussle had found commercial success, Holder had not. “I put it to you that the motive for Nipsey Hussle’s murder had nothing to do with the conversation they had…There is pre-existing jealousy,” McKinney said, prompting an objection from Holder’s attorney. “Saying, ‘You’re done,’ before shooting him and shooting him multiple times…kicking him in the head, that’s personal. Defense barrister Aaron Jansen admitted his client “shot and killed” the rapper with a gun in each hand at the start of the trial, but argued it happened in the “heat of passion”. Jansen called the case against his client “overloaded from the start” and said the proper charge against Holder should be voluntary manslaughter — an option that Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke earlier told jurors they could to examine. Jurors heard eight days of testimony during the trial, which was delayed for a day because of an assault on Holder in jail. Jansen said his client was knocked unconscious after being attacked in a prison cell by other inmates with a razor as he waited to be taken to court. The case went to the jury for deliberation on Friday and continued on Wednesday after the holiday weekend. Holder is scheduled to be sentenced on September 15. CBSLA staff The CBS LA staff is a team of experienced journalists who bring you the content on CBSLA.com.
