{"id":270458,"date":"2019-04-01T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T22:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1028771"},"modified":"2019-04-01T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T22:45:00","slug":"nipsey-hussles-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/nipsey-hussles-cause-of-death-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Nipsey Hussle’s Cause of Death Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner has officially determined Nipsey Hussle<\/strong>‘s cause of death. The 33-year-old rapper was fatally shot<\/a> outside of his store The Marathon Clothing on March 31 near the intersection of Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard in South Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

The Coroner’s office said in a statement obtained by E! News that the late rapper “was found to have died from gunshot wounds of the head and torso.”<\/p>\n

According to the statement\u2014which mirrored what the Los Angeles Police Department tweeted on Sunday<\/a>\u2014Hussle was shot and then “taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m.” The Coroner’s office added, “The manner of death was certified as a homicide.”<\/p>\n

“At approximately 3:20 pm there was a shooting reported in the area of Slauson Ave and Crenshaw Blvd. 3 victims were transported to a local hospital where one was pronounced deceased,” LAPD tweeted Sunday afternoon. “We have no suspect info at this time and will provide more details as they become available.”<\/p>\n

The police department later revealed in a tweet<\/a> that they had a suspect in mind and were attempting to locate him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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A law enforcement source told The Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a> that the killer was likely someone that Hussle, whose real name is Ermias Davidson Asghedom<\/strong>, knew. Law enforcement also reportedly believes that the shooter has ties to a gang, but the motive for Hussle’s murder was personal and not gang-related.<\/p>\n

The Times<\/em> reports<\/a> that the 33-year-old was shot at close range and then the perpetrator ran into a getaway car.<\/p>\n

Hussle tweeted an ominous message on Sunday morning, hours before his untimely and tragic death. “Having strong enemies is a blessing<\/a>,” he wrote.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Hundreds of people gathered<\/a> outside of Hussle’s store near the corner of Slauson and Crenshaw on Sunday night to mourn the rapper and pay their respects.<\/p>\n

LAPD even tweeted<\/a> on Monday that they decided to forgo an April Fool’s Joke “in light of yesterday’s events.” They wrote, “We’re focusing on bringing justice to yesterday’s homicide on Slauson & Crenshaw in South LA.”<\/p>\n

Hussle was well-known in his community and was remembered as someone who was “instrumental” to the area. Malik Spellman told the Los Angeles Times<\/em>, “The man was instrumental in a lot of stuff. Fighting gentrification, trying to stop gang violence. The facts are he was a good person.”<\/p>\n

He was passionate about tech, entrepreneurship, music and supporting his hometown community.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Many celebrities posted on social media<\/a> and grieved the huge loss. Drake<\/a><\/strong>, Rihanna<\/a><\/strong>, LeBron James<\/a><\/strong>, J. Cole<\/strong>, Meek Mill<\/a><\/strong> and Steph Curry<\/strong> were just a few of the big names to mourn Hussle.<\/p>\n

“F–k. My whole energy is just at a low right now hearing this. We just linked for the first time in years and said we were gonna do a new song this summer cause it had been too long. You were having the best run and I was so happy watching from distance,” Drake wrote on Instagram Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Drake added, “Nobody ever talks down on your name you were a real one to your people and to the rest of us.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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Rihanna lamented, “This doesn’t make any sense! My spirit is shaken by this!”<\/p>\n

Mayor Eric Garcetti<\/strong> confirmed that Hussle was the victim and paid his respects in a Sunday evening tweet. “Our hearts are with the loved ones of Nipsey Hussle and everyone touched by this awful tragedy,” he wrote<\/a>. “L.A. is hurt deeply each time a young life is lost to senseless gun violence.”<\/p>\n

Hussle and his girlfriend Lauren London have a son named Kross Asghedom<\/strong> together. He was also the father of Emani Asghedom<\/strong>, who was one of his dates<\/a> to the 2019 Grammys, where he was nominated in the Best Rap Album category.<\/p>\n

Our thoughts go out to Hussle and his loved ones during this time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

via:: E! Online<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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