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Suspect charged in Nipsey Hussle murder case

Nipsey Hussle
Nipsey Hussle

Prosecutors in Los Angeles have charged a man with the murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot dead in the city earlier this week

Eric Holder has been charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. 

He is being held on $7 million bail and is due in court in California.

Nipsey Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Davidson Asghedom, was shot outside a shop he owned in south Los Angeles on Sunday and was later pronounced dead in hospital. He was 33. Two other men were injured in the gun attack.

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