For Pete's Sake

Chiefs players pay respects to rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was fatally shot in LA

Nipsey Hustle, a Grammy-nominated rapper, was shot and killed outside his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, and people around the nation are mourning his death.

Hussle, who also worked with unprivileged children, had invested in a co-working space in South Central Los Angeles, where people could take science, technology and mathematics classes, NBC News reported.

Additionally, Hussle had a meeting set for Monday with the Los Angeles police commissioner to discuss gang violence.

After Hussle’s death was confirmed, a number of Chiefs players took to Twitter to share their grief and pay respect to Hussle.

Jeff Allen tweeted:

Here is what Reggie Ragland shared:

Tyrann Mathieu tweeted:

Patrick Mahomes wrote this:

Kahlil McKenzie Jr. tweeted:

This story was originally published April 1, 2019 at 8:34 AM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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