Testimony wrapped up Wednesday in the trial of the man charged with murdering rapper Nipsey Hussle outside his South Los Angeles clothing store, after a one-day delay caused when the defendant was apparently attacked in a jail holding cell.
clothing store, after a one-day delay caused when the defendant was apparently attacked in a jail holding cell.
Dr. Lawrence Nguyen -- who reviewed the results of the autopsy done by another medical examiner who is unavailable to testify -- told jurors that he concluded that the cause of the rapper's death was "multiple gunshot wounds.
Hussle was struck by at least 10 and possibly 11 bullets in an "explosion of violence," the prosecutor said, noting that the rapper was "shot from literally the bottom of his feet to the top of his head." Holder's attorney noted that although his client is charged with murder, the charge should instead be voluntary manslaughter.
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