{"id":1438,"date":"2026-03-02T17:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/deadly-gunfire-disrupts-opening-of-nipsey-hussles-marathon-burger-in-long-beach\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T17:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T17:12:32","slug":"deadly-gunfire-disrupts-opening-of-nipsey-hussles-marathon-burger-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/deadly-gunfire-disrupts-opening-of-nipsey-hussles-marathon-burger-in-long-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Gunfire Disrupts Opening of Nipsey Hussle\u2019s Marathon Burger in Long Beach."},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least one person is dead after a shooting in Long Beach amid the grand opening of a new Marathon Burger on Sunday (March 1), a franchise envisioned by and later launched to honor late rapper Nipsey Hussle, officials with the Long Beach Police Department confirmed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Officers responded to reports of a shooting involving multiple victims just after 3:30 p.m. outside the grand opening of a new Marathon Burger near Broadway and Pine Avenue the city\u2019s busy downtown corridor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Medical personnel with the Long Beach Fire Department arrived and rushed three adult males in their 20\u2019s to the hospital, one of whom was in critical condition and required life saving measures outside the restaurant.<\/span><\/p>\n

In an updated statement, Long Beach officials said that victim succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n

Details are limited and it\u2019s unclear exactly how the violence unfolded. Police said that they are still investigating the motive and circumstances around the shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tyerae Bailey, who witnessed some of the ordeal, told KTLA that about 50 to 60 people were waiting in line outside Marathon Burgers when all of a sudden, the crowd started running after shots rang out down the block.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was literally chaos for like 10 or 15 seconds. I ducked behind one of the little boards you take photos at over there,\u201d he said. \u201cI only heard one gunshot. That\u2019s actually what made me really lock in and take cover.<\/span><\/p>\n

In cellphone footage captured in the aftermath of the incident at least two people, a man and a woman, were seen in handcuffs while officers placed them in the back of separate patrol cruisers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police appeared to be trying to set up a perimeter around the scene while dozens of people, as well as motorists in the area, were looking on.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a nearby alleyway, firefighters were spotted loading one of the gunshot victims lying down on a gurney into an ambulance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hussle, a Grammy Award winning artist whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, launched the music, fashion entertainment brand Marathon in 2010, and was actively working to open more L.A. businesses when he was shot and killed outside one of his stores in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

His older brother and longtime collaborator \u201cBlacc Sam\u201d Asghedom ultimately launched the first Marathon Burgers in the 7500 block of Melrose in L.A. to honor Hussle\u2019s legacy as an artist, community activist and an entrepreneur in March 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe was always talking about branding, like, \u2018We need a Marathon Water, we need a Marathon Burger,\u2019\u201d Hussle\u2019s older brother told the Los Angeles Times at the opening of the L.A. location. \u201cThis is definitely Nip\u2019s vision and imprint. I know he would have been like, \u2018Yeah, this is perfect.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson participated in Sunday\u2019s red ribbon cutting, the burger chain\u2019s third location after a second one opened last year in Venice. The grand opening was also attended by Snoop Dogg<\/strong><\/a><\/span> and YG<\/strong><\/a><\/span>. S: KTLA 5<\/span><\/p>\n

The post Deadly Gunfire Disrupts Opening of Nipsey Hussle\u2019s Marathon Burger in Long Beach.<\/a> first appeared on Rap Industry: New Hip Hop, Rap Videos, Music, News, & more.<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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