The night after Nipsey Hussle’s March 31 shooting death, a slew of people swarmed the intersection of Crenshaw Ave. and Slauson Ave. to pay tribute to the slain rapper. During the memorial, shots were reportedly fired and people quickly fled the scene, leading to a stampede.
LAPD later debunked the report of gunfire but is now reportedly saying two people did, in fact, get shot. According to TMZ, a new search warrant indicates one person was hit in the elbow while another was shot in the lower back/buttocks.
The woman who sustained a gunshot wound in her rear said she heard a “loud, rapid succession of gunshots from an unknown direction.” Police believe the shooter (or shooters) was attempting to kill someone and are confident it was caught on surveillance.
The affidavit reportedly says there’s a “surveillance system [that] captured the events leading up to, and after the attempted murder of unknown Victim,” but several employees at the strip mall have refused to hand over the video.
“The Marathon store has been involved in numerous investigation where surveillance video has been deleted by staff/management, prior to police arrival,” the affidavit continued.
Nineteen people were reportedly injured in the melee.
[This article has been updated. The last version was published on April 1, 2019 and can be found below.]
As details surrounding the melee at Nipsey Hussle’s memorial continue to trickle in, the LAPD is attempting to “restore order” and say reports of shots fired “appear” not to be accurate.
In two separate tweets, officials say, “Our men and women are on scene and making every effort to protect everyone in attendance at the Nipsey Hussle vigil. Reports of shots fired at the vigil do not appear to be accurate. We do have injured in the chaos and are attempting to restore order.
“We understand the community is mourning and we feel your loss. We are asking for everyone to follow the officers directions and disperse from the immediate area.”
According to a follow-up tweet from CBS Los Angeles, police said no shots were fired but did suggest someone was stabbed.
“UPDATE: Police say no shots were fired at the memorial,” the tweet read. “Authorities investigating possible stabbing. Multiple people injured.”
In an initial tweet from KCAL9 Los Angeles reporter Jeff Vaughn, he alleged “shots fired” and indicated two were injured at the Hyde Park memorial.
This story is developing. Check back for updates.
[This story has been updated. The original version was published on April 1, 2019 at 8:57 p.m. PST and can be found below.]
Only a day after Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in front of his Los Angeles clothing store, the violence continues — this time, at his memorial. Two people have reportedly been shot and six others have been reportedly stabbed as attendees hurled rocks and candles into the crowd.
One reporter told KGW8 it appeared two people were also run over as they tried to flee.
Footage captured by CBS Los Angeles shows a large, peaceful crowd but suddenly everyone starts to scatter. Multiple people were trampled as they tried to get away.
The Grammy Award-nominated rapper was shot and killed on Sunday afternoon (March 31).
This is a developing story. Details are trickling in.
Watch the footage up top.
Im sure this is what he would have wanted at his fucking memorial the day after he was killed. Feels like LA is on the brink again. We are all heartbroken but, Nip, you are in a better place. Rest easy legend
fuck the memorial u soft dude, nip said to ride for him after feds do him. no soft ish allowed man up bro
rumors was it was a specialize military operation to come in and disrupt the memorial they also wore maga hats and filled their pepper spray with bleach to disperse the crowd.. prob a military style stabbing..5 stabs to the chest 1 to the head type of deal.
Jussie
Maxine Water voters on display here! SMH
Very divisive. Clever, but divisive. Average white man
Yea of course. I mean it was a black guy who killed a black guy once again but sure let’s bring up white men, who had zero to do with this and are the primary reason Nipsey was a fucking multimillionaire in the positition he was to fight for change. It sure as fuck wasn’t black people buying his records. You utter fucking tool.
LA gang violence about to get out of control like back in the day. Especially now that federal judge got rid of California 10 round clip law. We can buy and possess up to 30 round clips again like in the 90s.
Yea because gangbangers give a fuck about that law changing, like that law was ever going to fucking stop them murdering people with illegally obtained and own guns. You’re 100% from the fucking middle class suburbs.
Awesome culture! Rest in power, though, I guess.
Jesus Christ..it’s a memorial service and some people still can’t act right
rip nip lol
will this wake up black people from enabling gang activity..nope? just another dead black guy. US govt needs to ban these stupid gangs, they are a threat to society
more likely us gov hired this shitty guy to do they dirt since he a known c i and was working with feds, similar to haitian jack pack situation
You’re the problem dude, so quick to look for external conspiracy bullshit than to examine this shit on a community level. Moron.
he might be on to something, you know.
he might be on to something, actually.
u.s. government? people should be going to jail or even executed. the original poster is on to something, you know. he is right. the government should stay the fuck out.
cool ban the police department, politicians, & military too than right?
Still no Black Lives Matter protest to condemn black on black violence in these communities
Still no brain cells operating in the empty cavity that is your head
Why would BLM be there?? The shooter will be prosecuted and will be sent to jail for his act of violence. SMH!!
Black lives ONLY matter when it fits a greater dialogue of enabling criminal behavior and forwards “white guilt.” BLM could care less about, and actually ENCOURAGES black people killing other blacks IMO. Either life matters, or it doesn’t. Race has nothing to do with it.
I think amerikkka becomin more n more dangerous. black on black violence.if it ain’t child support shet then its murder. Damn it was like a fuckn terrorist attack. Rip Nipsey Hustle. The END is near and black ppl are still killin each other …..
Hey man do you think amerikkka is becoming more n more dangerous?
might want to read a book, safest time in human history
Yeah. The homicide rate in EVERY African country is at least 5000% higher than the US averages. Clearly it’s racism, a history of slavery and Jim Crowe laws etc that keepsnthia behavior alive.
@obviously you are stupid… mr Chinese , you will NEVER be seen as a white man so you can fight for their course all you want but you won’t. Asians are not even involved in this black or white conversation. And I see you have a child in your picture with you. You must be really dumb. Talk about the way people keep killing each other in the Middle East. Those are your grounds.
Are the black lives matter people for this?
And where are the Breast Cancer charity people at? They don’t want cancer to kill people but it’s okay when black people do? Hypocrites!
Yeah. Nice rebuttal. BLM is supposed to be about police killing innocent blacks. Out of the 50+ cases BLM was yelling about, 1 ended up being a wrongful shooting. The irony is, that’s basically a months worth of black on black murders in Chicago alone. Cancer isn’t killing you black people. Other young black people are. Idiot.
Did you know that 100% of the claims you just made aren’t grounded in reality but are instead the product of your deranged imagination, you feeble minded dork?
Typical dick heads, because yea more violence is what this world needs. Fucking primitive idiots.
Cool no shots fired but way to honor the guy 13 in the hospital
Shouldn’t you be out sucking a dick somewhere?
Shouldnt you be out gettin some kid to shoot somebody or sell your drugs and take your charges for you?
Damn. White people infiltrated the vigil in Black face and did this to further the idea that blacks are out of control and acting like savages. Sarcasm.
A typical BLM rally. Congrats guys. America sympathizes with your plight.
Damn… can’t even behave at a memorial service. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Im starting to think Nipsey wasnt as respected in the streets as the industry is making out