Eric Holder was found guilty of murdering rapper Nipsey Hussle in 2019.
Holder was found guilty of first-degree murder and was also found guilty of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter for gunfire that hit other men at the scene and two counts of assault with a firearm on the same men.
“We are both proud and I am a little relieved that the verdict came in a complete, absolute agreement with the charges that Eric Holder murdered Ermias Asghedom in cold blood,” Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said in a statement. “We hope that today is a day in which the Asghedom family and the friends and fans of Nipsey Hussle around the world will find some measure of closure.”
Holder sentencing has been set for September 15.
“Obviously nothing that happened here today can heal the wound, nothing that happened here today can restore Mr. Asghedom to this world, but we hope that there is some resounding peace in the fact that his killer will be in prison likely for the rest of his life,” McKinney said.
