Man convicted in 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle sentenced to 60 years to life in prison
LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 of-delayed 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.
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Man convicted in 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle sentenced to 60 years to life in prisonFrank Augstein
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Man convicted in 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle sentenced to 60 years to life in prisonJon Super
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Man convicted in 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle sentenced to 60 years to life in prisonMartin Meissner
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Man convicted in 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle sentenced to 60 years to life in prisonMatthias Schrader
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Man convicted in 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle sentenced to 60 years to life in prisonMartin Meissner
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Man convicted in 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle sentenced to 60 years to life in prisonDamian Dovarganes
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