Death Row Records founder Marion 'Suge' Knight Involved In Fatal Hit-And-Run, Lawyer Says; Incident Investigated As Homicide..."Looks like he drove backwards and struck the victims and drove forwards and struck them again," Corina said. "The people we talked to say it looked like it was an intentional act," (VIDEO)

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 AP  |  By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON Posted: 01/30/2015 4:05 am EST 

COMPTON, Calif. (AP) — Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight accidentally ran over and killed a friend and injured another man on Thursday as he fled attackers, his lawyer said. Authorities said the incident was being investigated as a homicide.

Knight, 49, planned to turn himself in to authorities and "we are confident that once the investigation is completed, he will be totally exonerated," attorney James said by telephone.

A red pickup truck struck the men at around 3 p.m. PST in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant in the Los Angeles-area city of Compton and then took off, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. John Corina told reporters. He said the incident is being investigated as a homicide.

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"Looks like he drove backwards and struck the victims and drove forwards and struck them again," Corina said. "The people we talked to say it looked like it was an intentional act," he said.

A 55-year-old man died at a hospital and a 51-year-old man was injured but Corina did not immediately know his condition. more