Suspect arrested in Nipsey Hussle murder
Authorities say Eric Holder, the prime suspect in Nipsey Hussle’s shooting death, has been captured.
“Eric Holder, the suspected killer of Nipsey Hussle, has been arrested and is in police custody,” the Los Angeles Police Department tweeted Tuesday.
Earlier Tuesday the LAPD identified Holder, 29, as the man who shot Hussle outside his South Central Los Angeles boutique Sunday before fleeing through an alley to a waiting car driven by an unidentified woman.
Los Angeles sheriff’s spokeswoman Nicole Nishida told the Associated Press that a man matching Holder’s description was detained Tuesday afternoon in Bellflower, a city about 20 miles southeast of where Hussle was slain on Sunday.
In a news conference Tuesday morning, Police Chief Michel Moore said the shooting was the result of a personal dispute, not gang violence, although authorities believe Holder has gang affiliations. Two other people were shot in the attack.
“Mr. Holder walked up on multiple occasions, engaged in (conversation) with Nipsey, left and came back. He subsequently came back ... armed with a handgun, striking and killing Nipsey Hussle,” Moore said.
An autopsy Monday revealed that Hussle, 33, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, died of gunshots to the head and torso.