The legendary Nipsey Hussle has passed away, the rapper was shot multiple times outside of his clothing store Marathon Clothing Company in Hyde Park, Los Angeles early Sunday evening.Hussle, 33, whose real name was Ermias Ashgedom, was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.  Two other men also shot outside the store are in serious condition and the assailant remains at large after fleeing the scene in a vehicle.

Nipsey was always working as a positive influence in our community. He used his fame from his Grammy-nominated music to help advance social justice issues and entrepreneurship projects in his hometown of south central Los Angeles.

Hussle’s suspected killer has been captured, 29-year-old Eric Holder who is alleged to have taken part in an altercation a few hours before the shooting. LA Police Department has publicized a photo of Holder on its social media. The attached statement established that Holder, a local resident, fled the scene of the crime in a 2016 Chevy Cruze. The getaway car was waiting in an adjacent alley and driven by an unidentified female.

Eric Holder is being held in the County Jail in solitary confinement on $7,040,000 bail, police refuse to put him in the general population because they believe he’s a target.