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"Suge" Knight has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection
with a "fatal traffic incident", the Los Angeles County Sheriff says.
He is being
held in West Hollywood on bail of $2m (£1.3m).
According to
BBC, The record producer had earlier surrendered to police after he was
declared a suspect in a hit-and-run incident where one man died.
Another man was
injured and although he is currently in hospital, his condition is not yet
known.
Around 15:00
(23:00 GMT) on Thursday, a man fitting Knight's description drove to a burger
shop and began arguing with two people, said Lt John Corina of the LA County
Sheriff's Department.
The driver then
backed into one of the victims, before running them both over.
The Death Row
Records founder is said to have left the scene in a red Ford pickup truck, the
police said.
Knight, 49, was
involved in an earlier fight with the pair at a different location, Lt Corina
added.
One of the
victims died in hospital, according to the Sheriff's Department statement -
while the condition of the second victim, who was also taken to the hospital,
has yet to be confirmed.
A lawyer for
the rap music legend seemed to confirm Knight had been driving at the time, but
claimed it was an accident and he was running away from attackers.
"He was in
the process of being physically assaulted by two men and in an effort to escape
he unfortunately hit two (other) individuals," James Blatt said.
"He was in
his car trying to escape."
Knight founded
Death Row Records in the 1990s, but later declared bankruptcy and the company
was auctioned off.
He helped
launch the careers of artists including Dr Dre, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg.
Last August he
was shot six times at a nightclub in Los Angeles. No arrests have been made.
In November, he
pleaded not guilty to a robbery charge filed after a celebrity photographer
accused him of stealing her camera in Beverly Hills.
He could face
up to 30 years in prison because of previous convictions.
The music boss
has previously been convicted of armed robbery and assault with a gun.
He has also
served time for violating probation.
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