Death Row Records co-founder Marion ‘Suge’ Knight on the run after hit-and-run death

NOTORIOUS rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has been involved in a hit-and-run in Los Angeles that has left one man dead and another person in the hospital, US media report.

The co-founder of Death Row Records ran over two bystanders as he tried to flee a fight on a film set in the city of Compton in southe Los Angeles, Knight’s lawyer James Blatt told Entertainment Weekly.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Rouzan said there was a fatal traffic collision at 2.55pm on Thursday, killing one man and putting another in hospital.

The scene of the fatal accident in Compton. Picture: AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Source: AP

Knight is believed to have run down the man while attempting to flee from a fight. Picture: AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes Source: AP

Rouzan could not immediately confirm reports Knight was involved.

Celebrity news website TMZ reported that witnesses said Knight was involved in a film shoot featuring rappers Ice Cube and Dr Dre. Ice Cube posted a picture on his Instagram account earlier on Thursday saying that he was filming a commercial in Compton. A fight broke out between Knight and two men, TMZ said, and Knight was trying to drive away when the incident occurred.

Knight co-founded Death Row Records along with hip-hop music king Dr Dre in the early 1990s.

The label helped launch stars such as Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur before it collapsed in 1996 when Knight was jailed for parole violations.

Knight was jailed after he violated a 1992 probation order by beating up a gang rival in the gambling city of Las Vegas.

He landed in jail again, this time for 10 months, in 2003 after allegedly getting into a fight outside a Hollywood nightclub. Knight was last year shot six times at a music awards party.