Nipsey Hussle murder: Police name Eric Holder as suspect as multiple mourners injured at vigil for rapper

Olivia Tobin12 April 2019

The Los Angeles Police department has named a suspect in the investigation into the murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle.

Eric Holder, 29, is wanted on suspicion of murder after the 33-year-old's death, police confirmed.

He was last seen in a white 2016 Chevrolet Cruze driven by an unidentified woman moments after the shooting in south Los Angeles, police added.

The development in the investigation comes as multiple mourners of Hussle's have been injured, with some reportedly stabbed, as fans gathered to pay tribute in a vigil.

People gather around a makeshift memorial for Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle
REUTERS

At least two people were critically injured and 10 others hurt after a stampede while hundreds gathered to pay their respects to the Grammy-nominated rapper, who was shot and killed on Sunday.

There were initial reports of shots fired in a crowd gathered outside Hussle's clothing store in south Los Angeles, where the musician died.

But Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said on Twitter: "Reports of shots fired at the vigil do not appear accurate."

Nipsey Hussle was shot multiple times outside his Hyde Park store, Marathon Clothing Company
Getty Images for Warner Music

The Los Angeles Times said several people were stabbed after a fight broke out at the vigil. These reports have not been confirmed by police as of yet, though.

A local ABC news station reported on Twitter: "A HUGE stampede of people rushed out of the @NipseyHussle memorial area. People thought they heard something break or a loud noise and started running."

A spokesperson for the police was not immediately available early Tuesday to elaborate on what happened.

Police outside The Marathon clothing store
AFP/Getty Images

Hussle, 33, whose real name is Ermias Asghedom, was shot multiple times Sunday afternoon and rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

He died from gunshots to the head and chest, a coroner confirmed.

Two other people were wounded in the shooting.

Eric Holder
EPA

Following the 33-year-old’s death, tributes flooded in from the music world.

Beyonce was among those to pay tribute to Hussle, who was nominated for the best rap album Grammy earlier this year for Victory Lap.

She shared a childhood picture of Hussle to Instagram, along with the caption: "I'm praying with every ounce of my heart for your family. Rest In Peace, Nipsey."

Rhianna, Drake and Nas also posted tributes to Hussle.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in