Lauren London is devastated.
She’s in shock and mourning and nearly in denial about what happened to Nipsey Hussle.
But not completely. The actress has accepted that her boyfriend of five years is dead. She just can’t believe it.
“I am completely lost,” London wrote on her Instagram page late yesterday, adding:
“I’ve lost my best friend. My sanctuary. My protector. My soul…. I’m lost without you. We are lost without you babe. I have no words.”
The 34-year old actress, who has starred on such shows as The Game and Games People Play, included a sweet image of Hussle throwing the couple’s two-year-old son Kross in the air.
She also posted a selfie of Hussle and Kross on her social media page, marking the first time London has shared a photo of their baby son’s face.
(London is also mother to son Cameron Carter with rapper Lil Wayne; while Hussle was a dad to daughter Emani Asghedom from a previous relationship.)
London’s tribute tp Hussle went viral just hours after a suspect was arrested in the Bellflower neighborhood of Los Angeles for the star’s murder.
Police have identified 29-year-old Eric Holder as the suspected gunman; he was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon and is believed to have walked up to Hussle on Sunday and shot him multiple times.
According to the autospy report, the rapper died from gunshot wounds to his head and torso.
Holder allegedly then ran off to a waiting vehicle, as the homicide was premediated and, per TMZ sources, likely gang-related.
Two other men were also shot outside of Hussle’s Marathon Clothing Company, although they survived their injuries.
The Grammy-nominated artist and London have been together since 2013 at the time of this horrible incident, which has affected celebrities from across various platforms.
After recording a historic 20-20-20 triple double in his basketball game last night, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook said the performance was "for Nipsey."
Many others have also expressed shock and sorrow over this senseless murder.
Yes, Hussle grew up with ties to the Bloods, but he also worked with members of the Crips and he had dedicated his life to trying to find peace in the violent area in which he was raised.
At a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel R. Moore said a personal dispute between Holder and Hussle may have been to blame for this shooting, alleging that Holder showed up in front of Hussle’s clothing store numerous tiple times before killing him.
Said the officer:
“Mr. Holder walked up on multiple occasions and engaged in a conversation with Nipsey and the others that were there. He left and subsequently came back armed with a handgun and purposefully and repeatedly fired, striking and killing Nipsey Hussle."
At the time of his death, Hussle was in the middle of redeveloping a strip mall, where his boutique is located, and also owned a barbershop, a burger restaurant and a fish market.
His other charitable community acts included buying shoes for students, refreshing local basketball courts and playgrounds, paying for funerals for people who could not afford them and providing jobs for the homeless.
TMZ actually reports that he was only at his store on Sunday to assist a friend who had recently been released from prison.
Insiders tell this celebrity gossip site that Nipsey was providing this friend with some new clothing so he could look respectable upon meeting up with loved ones later that day.
It was a spontaneous decision, hence why no members of the rapper’s security team were around.
“He was a solid man who loved his woman, his family and his community,” fellow California native and Insecure star Issa Rae tweeted on Sunday. “This hurts.”
Such a tragic loss.
May Nipsey Hussle rest in peace.
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