{"id":512,"date":"2022-06-30T23:24:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T23:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/closing-arguments-begin-in-nipsey-hussle-murder-trial\/"},"modified":"2022-06-30T23:24:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T23:24:46","slug":"closing-arguments-begin-in-nipsey-hussle-murder-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/closing-arguments-begin-in-nipsey-hussle-murder-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing arguments begin in Nipsey Hussle murder trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The closing arguments in the murder trial of Nipsey Hussle began in Los Angeles on Thursday as prosecutors argued his killer came strapped with two loaded weapons and a plan to shoot the rapper dead.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper was murdered when nemesis Eric Holder allegedly unloaded at least 13 shots from a semi-automatic weapon and a handgun in front of the Marathon clothing store in South Los Angeles in 2019, according to prosecutors.  <\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said Holder deliberately killed Hussle and injured two other men \u2014 and insisted the slaying had nothing to do with a \u201csnitching allegation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe walked up to the group and said to Nipsey Hussle, &#8216;You&#8217;re through,&#8217;\u201d McKinney said to jurors.  \u201cHe didn&#8217;t say, &#8216;I&#8217;m not a snitch \u2026 Why are you talking about me?&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI submit to you that the motivation for killing Nipsey Hussle had little or nothing to do with the conversation they had. [Holder] already had a preexisting jealousy toward Nipsey Hussle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holder&#8217;s murder trial began earlier this month, more than three years after he gunned down Hussle \u2014 whose real name is Ermias Joseph Asghedom \u2014 on March 31, 2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Defendant Eric Holder, 33, is facing murder and attempted murder charges.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eric Holder, center, is seated next to his attorney Aaron Jensen, left, during closing arguments at his trial on Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Los Angeles.\" class=\"wp-image-22876294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Eric Holder is seated next to his attorney Aaron Jensen during closing arguments at his trial on Jun.  30, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Frederic J. Brown<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender Aaron Jansen said Holder shot Hussle in the heat of passion because the \u201cRacks in the Middle\u201d rapper accused his client of being a snitch.<\/p>\n<p>Holder, 32, is facing multiple charges, including murder, attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a felon.<\/p>\n<p>McKinney said on Thursday that the attack on Hussle \u201cwas personal\u201d and video footage showed Holder kicking Hussle while the rapper was on the ground bleeding and fighting for his life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-01-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nipsey Hussle\" class=\"wp-image-22874682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-01-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Nipsey Hussle allegedly called Holder a snitch. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP\/Marcio Jose Sanchez<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hussle and his accused killer grew up in the same neighborhood and belonged to the same street gang \u2014 the Rollin 60s Crips.  The similarities between the two men ended there as Hussle gained stardom for his music, while Holder struggled with his own rap career, McKinney told jurors. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people get successful, they make money, they leave their neighborhood \u2026 this man was different,\u201d McKinney said to jurors as he put up a smiling picture of Hussle on a large television screen.  \u201cHe wanted to change the neighborhood.  He invested in the neighborhood \u2014 and the neighborhood loved him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jansen admitted to jurors that his client shot Hussle but denied that it was premeditated.  He said Hussle&#8217;s accusation that Holder was a snitch inflamed his client. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-03-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Eric Ronald Holder Jr.  who is accused of killing Rapper Nipsey Hussle.\" class=\"wp-image-22878311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Hussle was murdered when nemesis Eric Holder allegedly unloaded at least 13 shots from a semi-automatic weapon and a handgun.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-04.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Crime Scene Opening statements in the case of Eric Ronald Holder Jr.\" class=\"wp-image-22878350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/nipsey-hussle-trial-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The tragic incident happened in front of the Marathon clothing store in South Los Angeles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jansen said Holder should have been charged with voluntary manslaughter instead of murder.  The lawyer insisted his client did not intend to shoot the other two men \u2014 Kerry Lathan and Shermi Cervinta Villanueva \u2014 because he did not know them.<\/p>\n<p>McKinney, however, said on Thursday that Holder planned the killing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe evidence showed he went over there, willing to kill everyone in that space,\u201d McKinney said.  \u201cNipsey was clearly the target but (Holder) was willing to kill everyone or chase them away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lathan, 56, Suffered major injuries from a shot to the back and is now wheelchair-bound in a convalescent home.  Villanueva, Lathan&#8217;s nephew, was only grazed by a bullet.  Both men tested during the trial.<\/p>\n<p>The trial was continued on Tuesday after Holder was reportedly attacked by inmates after he was transported back to jail after he left court on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>McKinney will continue his closing argument on Thursday and will be followed by the defense.  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The closing arguments in the murder trial of Nipsey Hussle began in Los Angeles on Thursday as prosecutors argued his killer came strapped with two loaded weapons and a plan to shoot the rapper dead. The rapper was murdered when nemesis Eric Holder allegedly unloaded at least 13 shots from a semi-automatic weapon and a &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/closing-arguments-begin-in-nipsey-hussle-murder-trial\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Closing arguments begin in Nipsey Hussle murder trial<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[694,695,696,697,46,698,699,700,701],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6596,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/eric-holder-found-guilty-in-death-of-rapper-nipsey-hussle\/","url_meta":{"origin":512,"position":0},"title":"Eric Holder found guilty in death of rapper Nipsey Hussle","date":"July 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Eric Holder, the man charged in the fatal shooting of Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday, CBS Los Angeles reported. 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