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A vigil to honor the slain rapper turned violent on Monday leaving one person stabbed and many injured. Harrison Hill, USA TODAY

Eric Holder, the suspect arrested by Los Angeles Police Tuesday in the homicide of rapper Nipsey Hussle is being held in solitary confinement on over $7 million bond, the Los Angeles Police Department says.

After his initial arrest Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Holder was transferred to the custody of the LAPD's South Bureau Homicide unit and is currently housed in the LAPD's 77th Streetjail, according to booking records.

If and when charges are filed, he will likely make his first court appearance within a few days.

Within hours of Holder's arrest, Hussle's longtime girlfriend, actress Lauren London broke her silence, writing on Instagram that she has felt "completely lost" since the rapper was gunned downoutside his South Central Los Angeles boutique, the same place where the couple first met in person.

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"Ive lost my best friend.My sanctuary.My protector.My soul....Im lost without you," she wrote alongside a series of pictures of the rapper. "We are lost without you babe.I have no words."

Nipsey Hussle and Lauren London arrive at the Warner Music Group Pre-Grammy Celebration on February 7, 2019 in Los Angeles.(Photo: Gregg DeGuire, Getty Images)

The couple started dating in 2013 and have one son togetherKross Asghedom, 2.London is also mother to 9-year-old son, Cameron Carter,with rapper Lil Wayne, while Hussle had a daughter,EmaniAsghedom,from a previous relationship.

Londonshared a picture of their blended family dressed all in white.

Earlier Tuesday, the LAPDidentifiedHolder, 29,as the suspect who fatally shot Hussle Sunday outside of his store, The Marathon Clothing,before fleeing through analley to a waiting car driven by an unidentified woman.

L.A. Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida told the Associated Press that a man matching Holder's description was detained Tuesday afternoon in Bellflower, a city about 20 miles southeast of where Hussle was slain.

Nipsey Hussle performs onstage at Live! Red! Ready! Pre-Show, sponsored by Nissan, at the 2018 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 24, 2018 in Los Angeles, Calif. Hussle was killed in a shooting outside a clothing store he owned on Sunday, March 31, 2019. (Photo: Neilson Barnard, Getty Images for BET)

During a Tuesday morning press conference, Police Chief Michel Moore saidthe fatal shooting of Hussle wasthe result ofa personal dispute, not gang violence, althoughauthoritiesbelieveHolder has gang affiliations.

Two other men were shot during the attack.

"Mr. Holder walked up on multiple occasions, engaged in (conversation)with Nipsey, left and came back. He subsequently came back armed with a handgun, striking and killing Nipsey Hussle," Moore said.

Anautopsy completed Mondayrevealed that the 33-year-old Hussle, whose real name wasErmias Asghedom, died of gunshots to the head and torso. His death was then certified as a homicide.

Related:LAPD: Nipsey Hussle shooting was result of personal dispute, not gang violence

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