The death of Los Angeles native Nipsey Hussle has left a countless number of fans, friends, and peers in a state of mourning. Born, Ermias Asghedom, the 33-year-old Grammy nominee has left behind a legacy that is cemented within the hip-hop culture. Now, fans are asking that an intersection in his hometown be renamed in his honor. A petition was filed on Change.org to rename Crenshaw Blvd and Slauson Avenue in the Hyde Park district of L.A. to Nipsey Hussle Blvd. The intersection is the same location of The Marathon Clothing store, and the same place his life was unfortunately taken. The petition calls for Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson to green light this project. After being created on (Apr. 1), the petition has managed to receive close to 5,000 signatures in 22 hours. Outside of Los Angeles, many fans are taking time out to celebrate the life of the Victory Lap rapper. Though there have already been several vigils in his honor, more have been announced in cities such as New York, Washington D.C., and Atlanta. Authorities have identified the suspected killer of Nip as 29-year-old Eric Holder. Page Six has reported that LAPD Chief Michel Moore has issued a statement calling for Holder's immediate surrender. "To Mr. Holder, who I am confident is watching this, I ask him to surrender," he said. "There should be no safe haven for this individual. This is a man who is of substantial risk to public safety and willing to use violence and we want to see that stop."<doc-sep>More than 378,000 people have signed Change.Org petition to rename corner of Crenshaw and Saluson Blvd. A Change.org petition urging Los Angeles Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson to name the intersection of Crenshaw Blvd. and Slauson Ave. in South Central in honor of late rapper Nipsey Hussle had gained more than 379,000 signatures since it was launched on Monday (April 1). The petition to rename the intersection Nipsey Hussle Blvd. says that the effort was started because "I knew Nipsey Hussle peronally. He wasn't just a rapper. He was a community icon." Grammy winner Hussle (born Ermias Joseph Asghedom), was shot and killed on Sunday in front of his Marathon Clothing store, which he opened in the Hyde Park neighhborhood in 2017. The rapper was lauded for giving back to his community with a number of projects, including the recent purchase of a plaza near the Marathon shop that he and a business partner planned to rebiuld as a six-story mixed-use residential and commercial complex that was to include a barbershop, Creole seafood restaurant and a store. Last year, he opened a co-working space and STEM program in his hometown as a means of helping local young people avoid gang culture.<doc-sep>Nipsey Hussle, a Grammy-nominated rapper was killed Sunday afternoon, shot in broad daylight outside his store in South Los Angeles in a burst of gunfire that left two other people wounded, police said. Hussle, who was known as much for his work in the community as for his music, was hit multiple times about 3:20 p.m. in front of his store, the Marathon Clothing, at 3420 W. Slauson Ave., police said. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 33. Details remain scant, but a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation said Hussle was shot by a young man who opened fire at close range and then ran to a waiting getaway car. Based on initial information, the shooter is probably associated with a gang, the source said. Others said that while the suspect likely was in a gang, the dispute appeared to more personal in nature. On Tuesday, LAPD officials said the suspect, Eric Holder, 29, had a personal dispute with the rapper. Advertisement UPDATE: Motive for Nipsey Hussle killing a mystery as LAPD searches for gunman » At a news briefing, Los Angeles Police Lt. Chris Ramirez described the suspect only as a black male and said he was still at large. About 8:30 p.m., detectives were still interviewing witnesses and trying to recover any security video that might exist. “At this point, we’re not even sure as to whether he walked up, rode a bicycle or drove up in a car,” Ramirez said. 1 / 28 Kiara Career, left, and Tadow McReynolds, from Minneapolis, take a selfie at the Nipsey Hussle memorial outside his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) 2 / 28 The growing memorial for Nipsey Hussle outside his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) 3 / 28 Herman Douglas, a.k.a. Cowboy, a business partner of Nipsey Hussle, stands behind police tape marking the crime scene as he pays his respect at a makeshift memorial for Hussle on April 2. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) 4 / 28 LAPD officer Jonathan Moreno, left, receives a bouquet from Rochelle Trent, 64, to be placed at a makeshift memorial for Nipsey Hussle on April 2. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) 5 / 28 Nene Vauters, 28, stands behind police crime-scene tape to pay her respects at a makeshift memorial for Nipsey Hussle on April 2. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) 6 / 28 L.A. police push back a crowd along Crenshaw Boulevard after a stamped erupted, injuring several people, during a vigil Monday for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) 7 / 28 Law enforcement officials begin to form lines down Slauson Avenue after a stampede at the memorial for rapper Nipsey Hussle. (Genaro Molina/ Los Angeles Times) 8 / 28 L.A. push the crowd down Slauson Avenue after a reported stabbing incident at the memorial for rapper Nipsey Hussle. (Genaro Molina/ Los Angeles Times) 9 / 28 An aerial view of injured attendees of the Nipsey Hussle vigil on Monday. Several were injured. Police said no shots were fired, but paramedics transported at least one person with a stab wound and others who were trampled. (KTLA) 10 / 28 Fans of rapper Nipsey Hussle pay tribue to the slain star in the parking lot of his Marathon Clothing store in South Los Angeles on Monday. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) 11 / 28 An image of Nipsey Hussle rests in a sea of candles as fans of the rapper pay their respects near the Marathon Clothing store in South Los Angeles on Monday. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) 12 / 28 Fans of rapper Nipsey Hussle pay their respects at a makeshift memorial in the parking lot of the Marathon Clothing store in South Los Angeles on Monday. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) 13 / 28 Jesse Junco, 28, from San Bernardino lights candles Monday morning at one of a few growing memorials in front of the Marathon Clothing store. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) 14 / 28 LaShanna Ayers, right, whose grandson is a godson to Nipsey Hussle, is comforted in the parking lot where rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) 15 / 28 Marquesa Lawson, 34, right, mourns the shooting death of rapper Nipsey Hussle in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) 16 / 28 A crowd of people gathers at the scene where rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed Sunday. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) 17 / 28 Police investigate the scene where rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his store that left two others wounded. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) 18 / 28 Hugo Rojas, 17, holds a candle in memory of rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot multiple times Sunday in South L.A. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) 19 / 28 Utopia Kates, 27, in green jacket, comforts a friend over the shooting death of rapper Nipsey Hussle outside his clothing store in South Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) 20 / 28 Takiya Taylor, 25, mourns the death of rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was killed in a shooting that wounded two other people outside Hussle’s clothing store in South Los Angeles. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times ) 21 / 28 “I’m telling you, that was my friend. My friend’s dead. He was my childhood friend,” said Marquesha Lawson, 34, at the scene of rapper Nipsey Hussle’s killing in South L.A. on Sunday. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times ) 22 / 28 Police cordoned off the scene where rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed in a shooting outside his Marathon Clothing store. 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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – An online petition to rename an intersection in South Los Angeles after slain rapper and community activist Nipsey Hussle has garnered hundreds of thousands of signatures in a matter of days. The Change.org petition is calling for L.A. City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson to help push the effort to rename the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue as “Nipsey Hussle Blvd.” The petition, which was launched Monday, gained more than 340,000 signatures by Wednesday night. Hussle, whose real name is Ermias Joseph Asghedom, was fatally shot Sunday in the 3400 block of West Slauson Avenue. An autopsy performed Monday determined Hussle was shot in the head and torso, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The Grammy-nominated rapper was gunned down outside The Marathon Clothing, a store he opened in 2017, in the Hyde Park neighborhood – just south of the Crenshaw area where he was born and grew up. It was one of the most recent ventures he was involved in to give back to his community. RELATED: ‘He Came Back To Help Out’: Rapper Nipsey Hussle Was On Mission To Give Back Before Tragic Death Besides opening the clothing store, Hussle had recently opened an apartment building for low-income families and a barbershop. Childhood friend Danielle Jakes said the world lost a good family man who was also incredibly talented. “Most people who make it, they don’t come back. He came back. He came back to help out,” she said. “All that gang-banging stuff, that’s craziness. Love. That’s what he was, love.” A man suspected of murdering Hussle, 29-year-old Eric Holder, was taken into custody Tuesday. Holder is being held on $7 million bail. Councilman Harris-Dawson has yet to publicly respond to the petition, but he has posted tributes on social media.