Hip hop producer and mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was involved in a fatal hit and run in Compton, Calif. on Thursday afternoon, his lawyer confirmed to multiple news outlets.
ABC7 and FOX11 reported that Knight is expected to turn himself over to the police. Knight’s attorney had not yet replied to HuffPost’s request for comment.
#BREAKING: Attorney for #SugeKnight confirms the mogul was involved in Compton hit-and-run. Expected to surrender to Sheriff Dept tonight.
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@myfoxla) January 30, 2015
A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff told HuffPost that police had responded to a hit and run at Central and East Rosecrans Avenues, and that the person hit by the car was killed. CBS LA reported that another victim of the hit-and-run was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
According to Knight’s attorney, James Edward Blatt, Knight was attacked by two people while seated in his car. Blatt says that in the process of escaping, Knight struck the two individuals, one of which was his friend Terry. Terry was pronounced dead. The other person struck was actor Cle Sloan, ABC7 reports.
It’s unclear if the individuals who were struck were the same people who allegedly attacked Knight.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was investigating Knight’s involvement, but could not confirm his role in the incident, KABC reported.
TMZ, who was first to report the news, said Knight fled the scene.
Earlier Thursday, rapper Ice Cube posted on Instagram that he, Knight and Dr. Dre were in Compton filming a commercial. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the shoot was for an upcoming biopic, ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ about rap group NWA.
Me, Dre and The Game shooting a commercial in Compton
A photo posted by Ice Cube (@icecube) on Jan 29, 2015 at 1:12pm PST
Knight is no stranger to getting in trouble with the law. In the summer of 2014, Knight was shot six times at a club in Los Angeles before attending the MTV Video Music Awards. He later suffered a blood clot from the incident.
In October, Knight and comedian Katt Williams were arrested for stealing a paparazzo’s camera. Knight is currently out on bail for the theft.
More from the scene…
Scene of Hit and Run involving Suge Knight. http://t.co/wTEssVkhZX pic.twitter.com/a2fLIpc07Q
— JulieK (@abc7juliek) January 30, 2015
Im on Rosecrans an central suge knight killed somebody
A video posted by Compton_ Love (@compton_love) on Jan 29, 2015 at 5:35pm PST
A video posted by dezzy (@myjeva) on Jan 29, 2015 at 3:11pm PST
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