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Nipsey Hussle, proud father, philanthropist, creative, and one of the greatest rappers to come from the West Coast, was fatally shot today outside of his store, The Marathon Clothing, in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Time of death was 3:20p.m.. Sources report that the LA native was standing in front of his store with a crowd of people, when an unknown individual opened fire, eventually killing Nipsey and wounding two others. The “Victory Lap” rapper was shot 6 times and died at just 33-years-old.
BREAKING: Rapper Nipsey Hussle has been pronounced dead at the hospital after being shot outside his clothing company in south Los Angeles, multiple law enforcement sources familiar with the incident tell @NBCNews. https://t.co/IY2Np29zFm – @anblanx
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 1, 2019