Nipsey Hussle was killed three years ago when a gunman shot him 11 times, according to the official autopsy report released Tuesday (Sept. 20) by the Los Angeles County Dept. of Medical Examiner-Coroner.
The report is only now being released because law enforcement placed a security hold on the file, until after the criminal case ended.
The 30-page report, obtained by Urban Hollywood 411, details where each bullet struck the slain rapper, including his head, chest, abdomen, back, thighs, elbow, and big toe.
Hussle “died as a result of gunshot wounds to the head and torso,” the report said. The manner of death was ruled a homicide.
Hussle, real name Ermias Asghedom, was signing autographs and talking to friends outside his Marathon Clothing store in South Los Angeles, when he was fatally shot on March 31, 2019.
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The autopsy report noted that he was treated at a hospital and pronounced deceased in the emergency room shortly after arriving at the trauma center.
He still had a hospital identification band on his right wrist when his body was transported to the coroner’s office.
The autopsy was conducted the day after he died. The report noted that there were two LAPD detectives “in attendance at the autopsy.”
The report said multiple bullets or “projectiles” were recovered from the body as evidence during the autopsy.
Toxicology tests found marijuana, codeine, and promethazine in Hussle’s system.
Eric Holder, the man charged with killing the rapper, was found guilty of first-degree murder and other counts on July 6, 2022. He was scheduled to be sentenced last week, but the sentencing hearing was postponed until Nov. 3.
Prosecutors said Holder fled the scene of the shooting in a car driven by a woman who said she was unaware that he planned to shoot someone. The two had been on a date, and the woman drove Holder to a restaurant in the strip mall where Hussle’s store is located.
Deputy Dist. Atty. John McKinney said during Holder’s trial that the gunman knew Hussle, and became angry when the rapper accused him of “snitching” during a brief conversation. McKinney said Holder left and returned a short time later with a gun in each hand.
Prosecutors played surveillance footage from businesses in the area.
“If you look closely, you’ll see [Holder] shoot him at one point from the left hand and the right hand,” McKinney said.
After the shooting, the gunman walked up and kicked Hussle in the head. “You will find from that kick to the head, it was very personal,” McKinney stated.
McKinney noted that Hussle and Holder grew up in the same area and joined a street gang. Hussle changed as he got older, but Holder struggled through life.
Hussle was honored with a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of fame on Aug. 15, which would have been his 37th birthday.
In an emotional moment, fans sang “Happy Birthday” to the late rapper at the star ceremony.
The ceremony was attended by Hussle’s sister, Samantha Smith; his father, Dawit Asghedom; his grandmother Margaret Boutte; longtime girlfriend Lauren London; as well as rappers YG and Roddy Ricch; NBA star Russell Westbrook; and L.A. radio host Big Boy.
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