Who killed Nipsey Hussle? Wild theory claim US government assassinated rapper

When rapper Nispey Hussle was gunned down and murdered in Los Angeles on Sunday, fans were quick to point the finger at gang violence.

The Grammy-nominated rapper, real name Ermias Asghedom, was shot multiple times outside his clothing store, Marathon LA, before being pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.

And now wild theorists are scandalously claiming that the 33-year-old - who was once affiliated with the notorious Crip gang, Rollin 60s - was killed by the US government in an effort to silence him.

Nipsey Hussle dead: Rapper due to give talk on gang violence hours before he was shot dead

Nipsey Hussle was gunned down on Sunday (Patrick McMullan via Getty Image)

He was murdered outside his clothing store in LA (SplashNews.com)

The out-there conspiracists reckon officials were worried about a controversial documentary he was working on about the 1985 trial of self-proclaimed 'AIDS healer' Dr Sebi.

The Honduran herbalist came to the fore after shockingly claiming he could heal the killer blood disease without pharmaceuticals, and was later sued by the New York Attorney General for consumer fraud.

He was arrested for money laundering in June 2016 and died whilst en route to hospital from a Honduran prison due to complications from pneumonia.

Nipsey Hussle dead: Rapper, 33, dies after being shot outside LA clothes store

The rapper had been affiliated with a Crip gang (Getty Images for PUMA)

But some bizarrely believe he was killed by the government (Byron Purvis/AdMedia / SplashNews.com)

However, some claimed he'd been executed by the government because his 'remedy' would impact state profits.

And now Nipsey's fans have bizarrely claimed that the same fate has befallen Nipsey.

"AINT NO GANG MEMBER IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOLD ENOUGH TO STEP IN THE HEART OF THE 60S AND SHOOT A REAL REP IN BROAD DAYLIGHT THIS GOVERNMENT SH*T USE YOUR BRAIN," one tweeted.

Two other men were injured but are said to be in a stable condition (AFP/Getty Images)

Another added: "This isn’t a coincidence! Nipsey Hussle was working on a documentary that will narrate Dr. Sebi’s Trial in 1985. Dr. Sebi claimed that he could cure AIDS & was allegedly executed by way of U.S. Medical Corporations because his AIDS remedy would take away from their own profits."

"The feds killed Nipsy!" claimed one fan. "He was filming a documentary about Sebi... he’s had that store for 2 YEARS! Nah this got the GOVERNMENT written all over it He was gone expose them so they got to him first open ya eyes, don’t let them convince y’all a gang did this cause they didnt."

"This isn’t a coincidence! Left eye from TLC died in a car “accident” after trying to bring Dr.Sebi’s name to light and now nipsey randomly gets shot 6 times in his own hood at his own store? Stay f**king woke," echoed a further conspiracist.