LOS ANGELES : Rap Singer, 2 Others Charged With Murder
Rap singer Snoop Doggy Dogg and two other men were charged with murder Tuesday for what authorities believe may have been a gang-related killing.
The musician, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, was expected to be arraigned in West Los Angeles Municipal Court this afternoon on one count of murder, including a special allegation of use of a firearm.
After appearing on the MTV Video Music Awards, Broadus, 21, surrendered to detectives at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific station on Thursday night. He was released after posting bail of $1 million.
Broadus and McKinley Lee and Sean Smith, both 23, were charged with murder in the Aug. 25 shooting death of Phillip Waldermariam, 22, at Woodbine Park in the 3400 block of Vinton Avenue.
Lee, the performer’s bodyguard and the alleged triggerman, also was charged with a special allegation of shooting a firearm from a vehicle and causing death.
Lee allegedly shot Waldermariam several times.
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