UPDATE: Suge Knight jailed for murder; bail set at $2 million
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Suge Knight is in an L.A. jail on murder charges, following a fatal hit and run accident in Compton on Thursday. While trying to escape from an altercation on the scene of a commercial shoot for "Straight Out of Compton", Knight hit three individuals, killing one, Terry Carter. The fatal hit and run accident happened as Knight was leaving the scene. He later turned himself in to the Los Angeles COuntry Sheriff's Department for questioning.
TMZ is reporting exclusively that the entire ordeal stems from a long-standing beef between Dr. Dre and Knight and it looks like a set up. According to TMZ, police broke up a scuffle between Knight and two of Dre's security guards a short time before the accident. Carter, who was identified early on as Knight's friend, allegedly contacted Suge suggesting that he and Dr. Dre, his former partner in Death Row Records, make amends. Thinking he would be meeting Dre under peaceful conditions, Knight agreed.
That is when the situation became deadly. Per TMZ, Suge says when he arrived he got jumped before he even got out of his truck.
A statement for the Sheriff's Department adds:
Knight's bail was set at $2 million.
Suge Knight is in an L.A. jail on murder charges, following a fatal hit and run accident in Compton on Thursday. While trying to escape from an altercation on the scene of a commercial shoot for "Straight Out of Compton", Knight hit three individuals, killing one, Terry Carter. The fatal hit and run accident happened as Knight was leaving the scene. He later turned himself in to the Los Angeles COuntry Sheriff's Department for questioning.
TMZ is reporting exclusively that the entire ordeal stems from a long-standing beef between Dr. Dre and Knight and it looks like a set up. According to TMZ, police broke up a scuffle between Knight and two of Dre's security guards a short time before the accident. Carter, who was identified early on as Knight's friend, allegedly contacted Suge suggesting that he and Dr. Dre, his former partner in Death Row Records, make amends. Thinking he would be meeting Dre under peaceful conditions, Knight agreed.
That is when the situation became deadly. Per TMZ, Suge says when he arrived he got jumped before he even got out of his truck.
A statement for the Sheriff's Department adds:
The argument escalated and the driver backed up striking one of the victims. The driver then drove forward driving over both victims. Various witnesses described the driver as being Marion Suge Knight.
Knight's bail was set at $2 million.
