Witnesses drag feet at trial of man accused of shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle

Rapper Nipsey Hussle attends an NBA basketball game in 2018 (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

A warrant has been issued for an eyewitness to the murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle – after they failed to appear to give evidence at the trial of the alleged gunman.

Evan “Rimpau” MacKenzie, a close friend of Hussle’s who was a pallbearer at his funeral and standing next to him when he was shot, has repeatedly ignored subpoenas ordering him to appear and give evidence for the prosecution.