The man who allegedly killed Nipsey Husslewent off the rails shortly before the incident, and pistol-whipped a guy over a drug deal gone wrong … this according to new witness statementssubmitted to prosecutors.<\/p>\n
The L.A. County DA’s Office got the account from 2 women who say a male friend told them he was attacked at his apartment by murder suspect Eric Holder … just an hour before Nipsey’s murder.<\/p>\n
According to the statements … Holder lived in the same building as the guy and they sometimes hung out and smoked pot. The guy’s story goes like this — Holder showed up at his place around 2 PM on March 31, and he was pissed. He accused the neighbor of selling him weed that was laced with some other drug.<\/p>\n
They went into the hallway to talk, and according to the statements … Holder was “breathing very heavily and appeared very excited and very agitated.” When Holder got more hostile, the neighbor tried to return to his apartment but was allegedly pistol-whipped in the back of the head.<\/p>\n
According to the statements … the neighbor was knocked down, but still conscious and claims he saw the gun on the floor. He describes it as a “big silver gun” and “semi-automatic.”<\/p>\n
The neighbor got up and safely retreated to his apartment, but says Holder was “shaking and looked very nervous” before leaving.<\/p>\n
COLD-BLOODED<\/p>\n
The women — repped by attorney Harley D. Breite — claim their friend admits to selling Holder $10 worth of pot, but it was straight from a dispensary and not laced, to his knowledge.<\/p>\n
The neighbor told the women he learned a few days later that Holder was the suspect in Nipsey’s murder case, but he was afraid to report his encounter because he knows Holder’s a gang member. Plus, he DID sell him marijuana.<\/p>\n
We broke the story … Hussle was shot around 3 PM in L.A. on March 31 and pronounced dead at 3:55 PM at a downtown hospital. Video of the incident shows a man — believed to be Holder — shooting Nipsey outside his Marathon clothing store.<\/p>\n
Holder was arrested 2 days later and eventually charged with murder. It’s unclear if Holder intends to raise the allegedly laced weed as part of his defense.<\/p>\n
As we reported, he’s been in the market for a new attorneysince Christopher Darden quit the case after he and family members received death threats<\/p>\n