Suge Knight arrested on murder charges after deadly auto incident

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The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said that Death Row Records cofounder Marion "Suge" Knight turned himself in early Friday to face questioning over a deadly incident in which two people were run over by a red pickup on Thursday afternoon. One, a 55-year-old man, died, the other man was injured.

Update: The L.A. Sheriff's Department arrested Knight on Friday morning, on suspicion of murder, and set his bail at $2 million, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Citing witnesses, the Sheriff's Department says that the driver of the truck deliberately ran over the two members of the Straight Outta Compton film crew; Knight's lawyer says that Knight was driving, but accidentally ran over the two men while trying to escape two other assailants.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.