New York Mets' Dominic Smith planned to meet with Nipsey Hussle before rapper's shooting death
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York Mets' Dominic Smith runs toward home to score on a single by Robinson Cano during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
New York Mets first baseman Dominic Smith said Tuesday he'd planned to meet with rapper Nipsey Hussle to seek advice -- but the rapper and business mogul was shot dead in Los Angeles during the weekend.
The LA-born Smith, 23, told Yahoo Sports that Hussle was going to mentor him and that the two talked about getting together during the summer.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“I’m young and we both came from poverty,” Smith said. “He wanted to help me with everything that I need. You could learn a lot from him.”
The Grammy-nominated rapper was shot and killed outside his store at a South Los Angeles strip mall Sunday. Two others were wounded. Police on Tuesday arrested Eric Holder, who cops say is a gang member, in Hussle’s death.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police said Hussle and Holder knew each other and had a personal dispute before the shooting, but it’s unclear how the two knew each other.
Fox News' Katherine Lam contributed to this report.