SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Santa Monica police named a young rapper as a suspect in a stabbing at hip-hop's Vibe awards, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
Police identified the suspect as David Darnell Brown, 23, known to fans as Young Buck, a member of the G Unit. That group is one of the top acts in rap and hip-hop, and won a Vibe award Monday for best group.
Brown left the G Unit to record his own album in August, the paper said. He was being sought for allegedly stabbing Jimmy James Johnson, 26, of Los Angeles, who was last reported in stable condition at a Los Angeles-area hospital.
Chaos broke out during Monday's ceremony at a hangar at Santa Monica Airport after rap pioneer Dr. Dre was apparently punched in the face and the Grammy-winning producer/rapper's bodyguards set upon the attacker.
Santa Monica police said one man was stabbed in the chaos that followed. Police summoned reinforcements from neighboring law enforcement agencies to help control the situation.
