Nipsey Hussle murder trial – Graphic details emerge as Eric Holder accused of kicking rapper after shooting him dead
NIPSEY Hussle's suspected killer allegedly kicked the rapper in the head as his bullet-riddled body lay on the parking lot floor.
Prosecutors argued that suspect Eric Holder's kick to Nipsey's head showed his attack in March 2019 was personal.
The grim details were revealed in a courtroom on Wednesday as the trial of Nipsey's suspected killer kicked off.
Deputy District Attorney John McKinney told the jury that Holder walked over to Nipsey after opening fire and told him, "You're through."
Prosecutors said Nipsey replied: "You got me," before Holder took off from the scene.
Nipsey, 33, born Ermias Davidson Asghedom, was gunned down on March 31, 2019, outside his Marathon Clothing store in South LA.
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The rapper was transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds to his head and torso. He eventually died of his injuries.
Holder was arrested a few days after the shooting and charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
The suspect is being held in solitary confinement over fears he'll be killed by other inmates.
After the rapper's killing, a large memorial grew outside the Marathon Clothing store as community members mourned Nipsey, who had become a pillar of the South LA community.
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There are several murals of Nipsey throughout Crenshaw.
A year before his death, Nipsey released his much-anticipated debut album, Victory Lap, and was nominated for the Best Rap Album Grammy in 2019.
Two posthumous Grammy Awards for the songs Racks in the Middle and Higher were awarded to Nipsey in the Best Rap Performance and Best Rap/Sung Performance categories, respectively, in 2020.
