The music mogul's lawyer has confirmed that his client was the driver of a truck which hit and killed a bystander on the set of a promotional shoot for 'Straight Outta Compton'.
- January 30, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Suge Knight plans to turn himself in to authorities following hit-and-run accident on the set of a promotional shoot for upcoming movie "Straight Outta Compton". Suge's lawyer James Blatt confirmed that his client was the driver of a truck which hit and killed a bystander on the movie set.
According to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, James is currently working with authorities to arrange for Suge to surrender. "Suge Knight is a person of interest," Lt. John Corina of the Sheriff's Department's homicide bureau said in a statement. "There are two victims that were transported to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries. A male adult was pronounced dead at the hospital. The second victim is in unknown condition."
John told LA Times that the confrontation began around 3 P.M. when Suge and two men got involved in an argument. John claimed at least one of the men was a crew member. Twenty minutes later, the two men went to Tam's Burgers near Central and East Rosecrans avenues.
Suge is believed to have followed the men in his truck before running them over in the parking lot. According to witnesses, Suge's truck hit the men and backed over them before leaving. "They obviously knew each other," John claimed, "They got into some kind of verbal altercation and it escalated. So far the people we talked to said it looked like an intentional act so we are handling it like a homicide."
John said the dead victim was a 55-year-old man while the other one was 51 years old. Sources previously told TMZ that the dead victim was Terry Carter, one of Suge's friends, while the other victim was Cle "Bone" Sloane.
