Grammy-Nominated US Rapper Nipsey Hussle shot dead
Los Angeles, Apr 1: Rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed after being shot multiple times in broad daylight outside his store here on Sunday.
According to Los Angeles Times, the 33-year-old rapper was shot on the street where his store Marathon Clothing is located in the Hyde Park neighbourhood.
Hussle was rushed to a hospital after the incident, where he was pronounced dead. Two other person were also injured during the shooting but they are said to be in stable condition.
The LAPD said the investigation is being handled as a homicide and they are looking for one male black suspect.
"The suspect in the shooting is described as a male black & LAPD South Bureau Homicide is conducting an investigation to locate him and anyone else involved. You can expect the area of Slauson and Crenshaw to be impacted by streets closures and heavy traffic for several hours," read a post from the official Twitter handle of the LAPD.
The rapper, whose real name was Ermias Davidson Ashedom, hailed from Crenshaw, Los Angeles. He was nominated for a Grammy for best rap album earlier this year for his debut studio album, 'Victory Lap'.
Hussle is survived by his two children and his girlfriend, Lauren London, who just gave birth to their son Kross in 2016.
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Maharashtra Cong chief Nana Patole scrapes through in Sakoli, wins by 208 votes
Mumbai, Nov 23: Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole survived a scare from his nearest BJP rival in the Sakoli assembly constituency but managed to win the tight contest by a narrow margin of 208 votes.
Patole, the incumbent Congress MLA from Sakoli, polled 96,795 votes, while his challenger from BJP, Avinash Brahmankar, came tantalisingly close to bagging 96,587 votes.
Independent nominee Somadatta Karanjekar was a distant third, bagging 18,309 votes.
While Patole managed to save the face with the thin margin, the Congress unit led by him and the Maha Vikas Aghadi were routed by the BJP-led Mahayuti in the one-sided contest.
