Nipsey Hussle
Gang Violence Summit with LAPD
Planned for Monday, Still Happening
4/1/2019 9:15 AM PDT
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Nipsey Hussle is supposed to be meeting with LAPD brass Monday — ironically, to discuss preventing gang violence — and TMZ has learned it’s still going to happen … in his honor.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Roc Nation honcho Jay Brown spoke to LAPD on behalf of Nipsey, aiming to set up a face-to-face between the rapper and at least 2 high-ranking police officials.
Jay reached out to L.A. Police Commissioner Steve Soboroff about 3 months ago to coordinate the summit, and we’re told Nipsey’s intention was to talk gang violence and ways to prevent it in L.A. … especially in his Crenshaw District neighborhood.
We (@LAPDChiefMoore and I ) were meeting , at the request of @NipseyHussle with him and @rocnation tomorrow at 4pm to talk about ways he could help stop gang violence and help us help kids. I’m so very sad https://t.co/rcGtvw9c6L
— Steve Soboroff (@SteveSoboroff) April 1, 2019
The meeting was supposed to take place Monday afternoon with Soboroff and LAPD Police Chief Michel Moore — something Soboroff revealed shortly after Nipsey was gunned down at his clothing store.
Our sources say, despite Nipsey’s tragic murder … the meeting will happen, as scheduled … at Jay’s request. We’re told he wanted to press forward to honor Nipsey’s wishes. Someone from Roc Nation, possibly Jay, will attend the meeting in Nipsey’s place.
We got a hold of Soboroff, and he told us he regretted not holding the meeting earlier. He says, “The sadness that I feel — I wish we could have had the meeting on Friday. I think he would have been excited about all the possibilities, and I know we were.”