Eric Holder, Jr. is set to go on trial on June 2 for the murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle.
A judge confirmed Thursday that trial for Eric Holder Jr., now 32, will begin June 2. Holder was indicted in May of 2019 on one count each of murder and possession of a firearm by a felon, and two counts each of attempted murder and assault with a firearm.
Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was shot to death on March 31, 2019 outside The Marathon Clothing, a store he owned at Slauson Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard. Two other men were wounded in the shooting., but may have been postponed into 2022 due to the pandemic. The trial, including jury selection, is expected to last about four weeks.© 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. City News Service contributed to this report.