Miami – Police had no suspects Sunday in the shooting of rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight at an MTV awards party – a typical development in the street-justice world of rap.
Knight, 40, was shot once in the upper right leg shortly after midnight Saturday at a star- studded bash hosted by Kanye West. He was scheduled for surgery to remove a bullet from his leg and repair a broken bone.
A police report described the shooter only as a black male wearing a pink shirt.
“We are interviewing all the witnesses we can to hopefully develop a composite,” Miami Beach police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said.
He told The Miami Herald that the investigation was being hampered by witnesses’ unwillingness to talk.
“We don’t have any physical description. We don’t know how many subjects were involved, which is mind-boggling, with all those people around,” Hernandez said.
A group of Knight’s friends waiting at the hospital said he was alert and talkative.
West’s party Saturday night at the Shore Club hotel in Miami Beach was one of the most coveted invites of the evening. A throng gathered trying to get in, and revelers mingled in the courtyard while celebrities including Jessica Alba, Eddie Murphy, Paris Hilton, Game and the Black Eyed Peas were entertained in the VIP room.
Several witnesses said Knight was sitting at a VIP table when a man walked up and opened fire. No one else was injured. Screaming guests fled the party, streaming outside or taking cover in other parts of the hotel.
“It’s disturbing that someone can let off six shots in a packed club and can escape without being arrested,” said Elliott Wilson, editor in chief of the rap magazine XXL.
