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Los Angeles (AP) —Judges find 32 Was-a year-old man convicted of one murder on Wednesday due to the deadly shooting of rapper Nypsy Hustle in 2019.
The Los Angeles County jury also asked for two other men to be beaten, so instead of two attempted murders, two voluntary Eric R. Holder Jr. was guilty of attempted slaughter. By shooting at the scene.
When the decision was read, a holder wearing a blue suit and face mask stood up in a small court next to the lawyer. He had no visible reaction.
The judges deliberated for about 6 hours in 2 days before reaching the judgment. The
decision puts an end to a legal story that lasted more than three years and a trial that was often postponed due to pandemics.
Holder and Hustle grew up as members of the same South Los Angeles street gang for years when a chance encounter outside a rapper's Los Angeles clothing store led to a shooting and his death. I did.
The evidence for the holder was overwhelming, from witnesses to local company surveillance cameras that captured his arrival, shooting, and departure.
His lawyer did not even deny that he was a shooter, but urged the jury to convict him for less of the voluntary slaughter.
The shooting followed a conversation between two men about rumors that Holder was acting as a source of information for the authorities. Holder's lawyer, Aaron Janssen, was publicly accused of being a "snitch" by someone as prominent as Hustle, which brought "passionate heat" to him and he was guilty of a single murder. Said it wasn't.
"This is a provocation that stirs anger and powerful emotions," Janssen told the jury on Thursday.
During the trial, Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said that the holder of the conversation prior to Hustle's death and everyone else was so calm that he had a "smirking" conversation. Claimed that it was not the main motive. And the owner must have had previous envy and hatred for the hustle.
McKinney told the jury that the nine minutes from conversation to shooting gave him enough time to plan his killing. This is a requirement for a single murder.
The jury clearly agreed.
Hussle, officially known as Ermias Asghedom, died at the age of 33. He just released his major label debut album and won his first Grammy nomination when he was shot.
He is a well-loved person in Los Angeles, especially in the South LA region, and has continued to grow even after he gained fame, bought real estate and started his business.
"He wanted to change his neighborhood," McKinney said in his final discussion. "He kept the same friends, and the neighborhood loved him. They called him Neighbor Hood Nip."
Hustle was in the arena, then known as the Staples Center. Mourned at the monument, D.J. Was celebrated with a performance at the Grammy Awards, including. Caled and John Legend.
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