Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s killer Eric R Holder Jr sentenced to 60 years

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Eric Holder Jr, the man convicted of killing of Nipsey Hussle, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.

Holder Jr was found guilty of first-degree murder last July for killing Hussle – whose real name is Ermias Asghedom – outside Hussle’s South Los Angeles clothing store in 2019.

The Grammy-nominated artist was 33 years old.

Two bystanders were also hit and injured in the incident.

Nipsey Hussle’s killer Eric R Holder Jr sentenced

Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke handed down Holder the 60 years to life sentence on Wednesday after hearing from one of Hussle’s friends as well as reading a letter from Holder’s father.

Holder was also found guilty of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter for the two bystanders injured in the shooting after a months-long trial.

He was not eligible for the death penalty.

Holder’s attorney told ABC News he planned to appeal the verdict.

Prosecutors said during the murder trial that the attack was premeditated, while Holder’s defense team argued it was a heat-of-the-moment decision.

Holder’s attorney said he was provoked by a conversation he had with Hussle about rrumors hat he was cooperating with police.

Hussle was struck by gunfire at least 10 times, after which Holder kicked him in the head and fled the scene, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney John McKinney told the court, according to the Associated Press.

Gone too soon

Hussle grew up in South Los Angeles. Before his untimely death, he was the owner and operator of Marathon Clothing and was trying to work with Los Angeles Police Department to discuss ways to help prevent gang violence in the community.

He posthumously won two Grammy awards and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.