Two other men were shot in the incident at Marathon Clothing in South Los Angeles
Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle, real name Ermias Ashgedom, has been killed in a shooting outside his clothing store in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.
The rapper was shot multiple times in the parking lot at Marathon Clothing on West Slauson Avenue in South Los Angeles at about 3:25 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Two other men were shot, and a suspect remains at large. One of the other men is being treated at a hospital, and the third man declined treatment, Los Angeles police Lt. Chris Martinez said.
The LAPD have released the following statement regarding the suspect: "The suspect in the shooting is described as a male black & LAPD South Bureau Homicide is conducting an investigation to locate him and anyone else involved. You can expect the area of Slauson & Crenshaw to be impacted by streets closures & heavy traffic for several hours".
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Hussle's debut studio album, Victory Lap, was nominated for Best Rap Album at this year's Grammy Awards.
Despite having an affiliation with the Rollin' 60s street gang when he was teenager, the rapper would later become a community organiser and play a key role in the Destination Crenshaw arts project - an open-air museum devoted to honouring African-American artistic achievement..
Los Angeles Police Commissioner Steve Soboroff said that he and Police Chief Michael Moore had been scheduled to meet with Hussle and representatives of Roc Nation, Jay-Z's entertainment agency and production company, on Monday to "talk about ways he could help stop gang violence and help us help kids".
https://twitter.com/SteveSoboroff/status/1112561081107439618
Since the news was announced, various people have paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle's legacy and his commitment to helping those in his community.
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