Chris Brown Shot & Suge Knight Hit Twice As Violence Erupts At VMA Pre-Party In LA

Music producer Suge Knight has been injured during a shooting at a glamorous awards show party in a Los Angeles nightclub hosted by singer Chris Brown, it has been reported. Witnesses said 25-year-old singer, who is still on parole following his recent release from jail, had been the target of shots fired at the 1OAK
club in West Hollywood, where he was hosting a pre-party for tonight's Video Music Awards.

Brown was thought to be unhurt, but three other victims - among them Death Row Records founder Marion 'Suge' Knight, 49, were reportedly taken to the city's Cedars Sinai hospital. One of them was said to be in a critical condition.

Model and actor Tyson Beckford, and Black Eyed Peas member Apple de Ap were inside the pre-VMA party hosted by Brown and told TMZ they had heard four shots being fired at around 1.30am today.

Black Kapital Records CEO Knight was said to have walked out of the club, where he was spotted by a police officer and taken to hospital by ambulance. He was reportedly shot twice, injuring his stomach and arm, and is now undergoing surgery.

The suspected gunmen were apprehended by police, as officers searched the nightspot for clues and quizzed revellers over the events of the night. Roads around the nightclub were immediately sealed off by police, as the nightclub was evacuated, with several partygoers detained for questioning.

Guests at the event had also included singer Justin Bieber and rapper The Game.

Katie Clendon, thought to have been inside the club, said via her Twitter account that she thought Brown had been the intended target.  'Literally can't believe what I just witnessed. Someone tried to fire shots at Chris Brown at 1oak. Speechless.'Prayers to all those harmed by this. Honestly still in disbelief this happened.' 

Australian model Simone Holtznagel and former Australia's Next Top Model finalist took to social media to reveal she and fellow model friend Chloe Lloyd were within the vicinity, with Chloe also sharing the fact that the pair sought cover in a toilet cubicle when the incident occurred.

'Me and @MOANNN sort refuge in a toilet cubicle as rifles targeted Chris brown & bieber outside. #usa, (sic)' Chloe wrote on her Twitter account, tagging Simone in the social media post.

A controversial figure, Knight is no stranger to the effects of gun violence. His friend Tupac Shakur was shot multiple times during a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996, although during a previous visit to 1OAK in May, Knight told reporters that no one had ever been charged with Shakur's murder because he wasn't really dead, and was instead living on an island.