Rap Mogul Suge Knight Involved in Fatal Hit-and-Run: Reports

Rap mogul Suge Knight fatally hit a man with a vehicle Thursday after a fight broke out on the set of a movie shoot in Compton, a celebrity gossip website reported.

Witnesses told TMZ that Knight attempted to flee the scene because he was in fear for his safety when he put the vehicle in reverse and hit an individual.

KTTV reported that the rap mogul's attorney confirmed his client was involved in a hit-and-run incident and planned to turn himself in.

#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

Knight was in poor health after being shot multiple times last summer. According to TMZ, Ice Cube and Dr. Dre were at the scene at the time of incident.

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