Amid tributes, shock and sadness, conspiracy theories have circulated online in response to the capturing of US rapper Nipsey Hussle.

The 33-year-old was once shot outdoor his Los Angeles clothing store on Sunday.

Police say 29-year-old Eric Holder has been arrested in connection with his death.

But as is regularly the case following high-profile crimes, social media customers have answered to his demise through alleging a vast, complex conspiracy.

The theories centre around a self-proclaimed Honduran healer who died in 2016 - Alfredo Bowman, greater broadly recognised as Dr Sebi. 
 
WHAT ARE THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES


Videos are circulating on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook in which Nipsey Hussle's dying is being blamed, barring evidence, on one or more of the government, pharmaceutical companies or the Illuminati - a nebulous crew of elites that conspiracy theorists claim secretly controls the world.

Search results for "Nipsey Hussle" on YouTube consist of several such videos, some of which have gathered lots of heaps or even millions of views.

Adherents claim - baselessly - that the rapper used to be murdered because he was once working on a documentary about Dr Sebi.

YouTube has told the BBC that these videos do no longer violate neighborhood guidelines, and that content expressing controversial beliefs is accepted on the website.

"False information is not necessarily violative, unless it crosses the line into hate speech, harassment, inciting violence or scams," YouTube said.

The video-sharing website brought that it has developed facets to steer users in the direction of information organisations.

On Twitter, the speculation propelled the herbalist's title into the top trends, with some noting that former TLC musician, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes, had been traveling Dr Sebi in Honduras before she died in a 2002 automobile crash.

Conspiracy theories were similarly fuelled through the rapper's cryptic ultimate tweet, sent on the day he was killed.

"Having robust enemies is a blessing," he said.