LOS ANGELES, CA – Nipsey Hussle has reportedly died following a shooting that occurred outside his Los Angeles clothing store on Sunday afternoon (March 31). According to NBC News, he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
“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,” the tweet read.
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
Nipsey was shot at least six times outside the Marathon Clothing on Slauson Avenue in South Los Angeles, the apparel store he founded in 2017.
In video footage of the incident, he appeared to have a gunshot wound to his head. The story is still developing.
The Grammy-nominated rapper was 33.