The shooting death of the beloved rapper was an undeniable reminder that, even though violent crime is down in Los Angeles, it is still a scourge.
People gather around a makeshift memorial on Monday for Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot and killed outside his clothing store in Los Angeles. By Noah Smith and Eli Rosenberg Eli Rosenberg General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow April 2 at 6:26 AM LOS ANGELES — Nipsey Hussle’s memorial had the flowers, messages of love and the votive candles lined in tribute. Emotional mourners came out by the hundreds, some in tears.
The first homicide in the streak occurred March 27 around 4 p.m., when a woman was shot several times in Leimert Park, police said. And on March 31 around 12:30 a.m., a man died of a stab wound on the 400 block of East Lanzit Avenue. The 10th death was one that occurred in December after two men got into a fight. It was reclassified as a homicide this week after detectives interviewed the suspect.
A photo of rapper Nipsey Hussle, 33, is seen among candles as people gather to mourn him on Monday in Los Angeles. Many recounted how the tall, 33-year-old rapper, who had remained a presence there despite his success, affected them. Melody Barrow, 45, attended the vigil, saying she appreciated seeing Hussle around the neighborhood.
The View Park-Windsor Hills area where Hussle was killed ranks somewhere in the middle of Los Angeles neighborhoods for its violent crime rate over the last six months, according to the Los Angeles Times’s crime database.Better to do it and let it be seen, 'cause then it’s so clear But Hussle had set himself apart from that world, people at his memorial said.
People write condolences to Nipsey Hussle on Monday in Los Angeles. Though rap as a genre has expanded far beyond its street-wise roots, it still connects with that life. Hussle channeled it in his music, rapping with street swagger about his upbringing.Breaking down a Swisher in front of yo’ buildin' Ruth Tecle said she knew Hussle from the Eritrean community in Los Angeles. Hussle was at her wedding, she said, showing a reporter a picture of the rapper from 1995.
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