One man was killed in the accident, with another requiring hospital treatment. Knight’s lawyer, James Blatt, said he ran over a friend who died from his injuries, and another man who was taken to hospital as he tried to flee attackers.
“We are confident that once the investigation is completed, he will be totally exonerated," Blatt told AP by telephone.
"He was in the process of being physically assaulted by two men and in an effort to escape he unfortunately hit two [other] individuals," the lawyer said. "He was in his car trying to escape," his attorney added.
PHOTO: Scene of accident in Compton, California, involving Death Row Records founder Marion 'Suge' Knight: http://t.co/TV62vHfffd
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 30, 2015
A statement released by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said that Knight was currently at a West Hollywood police station and was being interviewed by detectives. Law enforcement officers, who are treating the incident as a homicide, did not say if the rap mogul was being held.
Police say a red pick-up truck struck the men on Thursday afternoon, who were aged 55 and 51, in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in the district of Compton.
Lieutenant John Corina, from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said: "Looks like he drove backwards and struck the victims and drove forwards and struck them again. The people we talked to say it looked like it was an intentional act.”
In August, Knight, who helped to develop the careers of music legends Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, was shot six times at a MTV awards party in Los Angeles.
He also suffered gunshot wounds in 2005, at a party hosted by rapper Kanye West.
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