Funeral held for Terry Carter

Family members stand at the casket of Terry Carter, 55, who was struck and killed Jan. 29 by a pickup that police say was driven by music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Feb. 7, 2015 7:57 PM PT

Nearly 2,000 mourners gathered to remember Terry Carter, the man police say was killed when a pickup driven by rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight ran over him and another man on Jan. 29.

Nearly 2,000 people congregated at the First AME Church in South Los Angeles, for the funeral service for Terry Carter. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Terry Carter, 55, was a businessman who built classic lowriders and started a record label with rapper Ice Cube. Duane Moody, an organizer of the funeral, called it Carter’s “scholarship to the University of Heaven.” (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Pallbearers at Terry Carter’s funeral. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Pallbearers watch over the coffin of Terry Carter. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Friends and family take flowers from the coffin of Terry Carter. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)