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Eric Holder, the man charged in the fatal shooting of Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle, was found guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday, CBS Los Angeles reported. The jury deliberated for about six hours before reaching its verdict.

Holder, 32, had also been charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder because two bystanders were hit by gunfire, according to The Associated Press — but the jury found him guilty of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter instead.

Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot outside of his Los Angeles clothing store in March 2019. He was 33.

When the trial began, prosecutors stated that Eric Holder’s murder of Nipsey Hussle was calculated and premeditated. Deputy District Attorney John McKinney added that there was “no doubt” Holder knew he’d kill Nipsey, pointing to the evidence that he shot Nipsey at least 10 times and kicked him in the head before leaving the scene.

Eric Holder is standing trial for the murder of Nipsey Hussle, and on Wednesday, prosecutors began to reveal horrifying details about the tragic incident.

According to reports, Deputy District Attorney John McKinney addressed the jury Wednesday, detailing Holder’s alleged actions following Nipsey’s death. McKinney alleged that after Eric gunned Nipsey down in the parking lot of his ‘Marathon’ clothing store, he walked over to the rapper and kicked him in the head.

Holder allegedly addressed Nipsey saying, “You’re through,” and Nipsey responded with, “You got me,” before the gunman fled the scene.

Accused Nipsey Hussle killer Eric Holder and his lawyer have requested to have transcripts from his grand jury hearing sealed until after the trial to ensure a fair and impartial ruling.

A new report from the Los Angeles Times explains that Holder and his public defender, Lowynn Young, pushed for L.A. County Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry to seal transcripts from the grand jury until after trial. They made the argument that public release of the records could affect their case so much so that witnesses and experts might decide not to come forward in Holder’s defense. The Times’ attorneys had their own rebuttal to that claim though, arguing that Holder “does not offer a shred of evidence” to justify delaying those records from going public, whether it be months or years.

See below for a brief look at how the L.A. Times responded to the filing:

“Here, the modest pretrial publicity in this case does not even remotely compare with the publicity in the Martha Stewart trial, the Manson Family trial, the John DeLorean trial, the Watergate trials, or the Abscam trials,” Times attorneys argued in the filing. “Yet, in all of those cases, courts rejected the defendants’ arguments that pretrial publicity had interfered with their right to a fair trial. This Court should do the same.”

The indictment was unsealed May 21. Unless there is an objection, transcripts from a grand jury hearing are made public 10 days after they are provided to the defendant or his attorney.

The transcripts would offer a more detailed glimpse into the prosecution’s case against Holder.

The records in question center around the 23-member grand jury panel that returned a six-count indictment — one count of murder, two counts each of attempted murder and assault with a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon — after being presented evidence during a three-day hearing back in May. Eric Holder, who pleaded not guilty, faces life in state prison if convicted for the murder of Nipsey Hussle.