Gunmen open fire at a car carrying rapper Snoop Dogg, one person injured.......
Gunmen open fire at car carrying rapper, one person injured
Friday April 11, 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) A trio of gunmen opened fire on a convoy of cars, one of which was carrying rapper Snoop Dogg, injuring one of the musician's bodyguards, authorities said. The rap star was not hurt.
Police said the shooting occurred about 9 p.m. Thursday in the Mid-City area as up to five cars, including one carrying Snoop Dogg, were traveling through the area. Another car pulled alongside the convoy and three men with guns opened fire, said police Officer Don Cox, a police spokesman. Two of the vehicles were struck by bullets.
The wounded man, an off-duty police officer with the Inglewood Unified School District, was shot in the back, police Sgt. Brian Owen said. The man, whose identity was not immediately available, was taken to a hospital and released early Friday, Owen said.
It was unclear if the wounded man was in the same vehicle as Snoop Dogg.
Owen said it appears that one of the gunmen wanted to speak with the rapper, words were exchanged, followed by gunfire. It wasn't immediately known what was said.
The rap star's entourage included seven bodyguards, five from the Inglewood school district and two state parole officers, Owen said.
Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, was questioned by police along with the bodyguards and other people who were with him. Owen said he did not expect Broadus, 31, and the others to be booked for a crime.
No other arrests have been made.
The rapper was acquitted of the 1993 shooting death of a gang member. During their trial, Broadus and his bodyguard claimed they open fire on Philip Woldermariam in self-defense.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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