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On This Day - 11 April 2019

In 2019, the casket of late rapper Nipsey Hussle was driven through the streets of Los Angeles, with thousands of fans turning out to pay tribute. (April 11)

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Trial winds down in shooting death of rapper Nipsey Hussle

Both sides have rested their cases in the trial of a man charged with the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle.

Witnesses drag feet at trial of Nipsey Hussle shooter

A judge has issued a bench warrant for an eyewitness to the shooting death of rapper Nipsey Hussle for failing to appear at the trial of the man charged with first-degree murder in the slaying.

Key witness in Nipsey Hussle killing is pressed over errors

An attorney for the man on trial for killing rapper Nipsey Hussle pressed the woman who says she served as the unwitting getaway driver over errors in the testimony she gave for the prosecution.

Woman who drove man who killed Nipsey Hussle testifies

A woman testified that she didn’t realize she was acting as a getaway driver when she took her friend from the scene of the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle in 2019.

Nipsey Hussle’s last moments detailed as murder trial opens

A Los Angeles prosecutor says the killing of Nipsey Hussle was premeditated by a man charged with fatally shooting the Grammy Award-winning rapper outside his clothing store three years ago.

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How a chance reunion led to Nipsey Hussle’s death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ermias Asghedom and Eric Holder both grew up in the same Los Angeles neighborhood, were both part of the gang known as the Rollin’ 60s, and were both aspiring rappers.

Nipsey Hussle’s legacy endures a year after his death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The year since Nipsey Hussle was gunned down has not diminished the rapper’s legacy, but rather cemented it and continues to prove true his catchphrase, “The Marathon Continues.”

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Grammys honor Nipsey Hussle with a soaring performance

NEW YORK (AP) — John Legend, Meek Mill, DJ Khaled and a host of musicians paid tribute to Nipsey Hussle at the Grammy Awards, filling the vast stage with a soaring performance of his music.

LAPD opens internal affairs inquiry in Nipsey Hussle case

Los Angeles police have opened an internal affairs investigation into why the woman who drove the getaway car in the aftermath of rapper Nipsey Hussle’s killing was sent home when she tried to turn herself in.

Witness says ‘snitching’ talk preceded Nipsey Hussle killing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Court transcripts unsealed Thursday show that Nipsey Hussle and the man charged with killing him talked about “snitching” shortly before the rapper was shot, a conversation prosecutors said was the motive for the shooting.

BET Awards honor Mary J. Blige, Nipsey Hussle, Tyler Perry

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A host of celebrities speak out on criminal justice reform

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian West isn’t the only celebrity speaking out for prison reform. It’s a topic that was also very important to slain rapper Nipsey Hussle, and to Common, Kevin Hart and a host of others who consider the criminal justice system often unfair and dehumanizing.

Street art of Nipsey Hussle in LA breathes life into legacy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Along busy highways, on the sides of buildings and inside a school basketball court, more than 50 colorful murals of Nipsey Hussle have popped up in Los Angeles since the beloved rapper and community activist was gunned down outside his clothing store.

LA man wounded alongside Nipsey Hussle released from custody

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a man arrested on a parole violation after being wounded in the Los Angeles shooting that killed Nipsey Hussle has been released from jail.

The Latest: Rapper Nipsey Hussle laid to rest at LA cemetery

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on slain rapper Nipsey Hussle (all times local):

4:30 p.m.

Rapper Nipsey Hussle has been buried at a Los Angeles cemetery that is the final resting place of numerous celebrities.

Nipsey Hussle, a hometown hero, immortalized at memorial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nipsey Hussle’s legacy as a persistent rapper, community activist, uniter, doting father, protective sibling and a loving son were underscored at his public memorial service on Thursday, with deeply personal testimonies from those closest to the rapper, including his actress-fianc

Thousands expected at Nipsey Hussle’s Los Angeles memorial

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The life of rapper Nipsey Hussle will be remembered during a public memorial service Thursday that is expected to draw more than 20,000 people to the Staples Center, with thousands more paying their respects to the late rapper during a 25-mile procession through the city .

Manhunt over, focus in Nipsey Hussle case shifts to court

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a nearly 48-hour manhunt, police arrested the suspect they say gunned down Nipsey Hussle in front of the popular rapper’s South Los Angeles clothing store.

The Latest: Nipsey Hussle’s fiancee: ‘I’m lost without you’

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Social media sleuths take on mysterious herbalist Dr. Sebi

NEW YORK (AP) — Social media sleuths are lighting up their streams with conspiracy theories connecting the shooting death of Nipsey Hussle and an herbalist who claimed back in the 1980s that he had a cure for AIDS and other ailments.

The Latest: Chief: Hussle killing involved personal dispute

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle (all times local):

9:45 a.m.

Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore says the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle involved a personal dispute between Hussle and the suspect identified by authorities and was not gang violence.

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Los Angeles police identify suspect in Nipsey Hussle slaying

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are seeking a 29-year-old man who they believe shot and killed Nipsey Hussle outside the rapper’s clothing store where he was trying to remake his community.

Police release suspect info in Nipsey Hussle slaying

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say they have identified a man suspected of gunning down Nipsey Hussle outside his clothing store the rapper hoped would be a catalyst for reviving the impoverished Los Angeles community where he grew up.