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Suge Knight was attempting to mend a fence that's been broken for a long time when he fatally hit his friend Terry Carter with his truck on Monday, January 29, in Compton, California. At least that's the story coming out of his camp.
TMZ reports that Knight went to the set of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton to put his beef with Dr. Dre to rest. The two co-owned Death Row Records until Dre left in 1996 to form his Aftermath Entertainment label. He and Suge have been on bad terms ever since.
When Dre's security asked Suge to leave the movie set a scuffle ensued. Police broke up the fight and Knight left the scene.
Ice Cube told TMZ that filming had wrapped for the day. Neither he or Dre were on set at the time of the fight.
Terry Carter (left) was killed when he was run over by Suge Knight on Thursday, January 30.
Carter reportedly brokered a meeting between Dre and Suge to be held at Tam's Burgers later that day. When the record mogul showed up he was attacked by Cle "Bone" Sloan and another man before exiting his truck. Suge put his vehicle in reverse and hit Sloan.
As Sloan lay injured on the ground Knight attempted to run him over, but instead fatally struck Carter, who was trying to pull Sloan to safety.
Cle "Bone" Slone
“It appears clear ... Mr. Knight was physically assaulted while he was going to the location. His window was open and these four individuals grabbed him and beat him,” James Blatt, Knight's attorney, told the L.A. Times. "As to why these men would attack Knight, it's just too complicated to get into. He made an effort to escape, he was in fear for his life. And that’s exactly what he did.”
Blatt added that cell phone records will vindicate his client.
Suge is currently being held in an L.A. County jail on murder charges. His bail is set at $2 million.
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