Detectives have video that shows a man shooting former rap mogul Marion `` Suge '' Knight and two other people in a West Hollywood nightclub early Sunday , a sheriff 's spokeswoman said . The shooter is seen running from the 1 Oak club , along with dozens of people who fled when they heard the gunshots , Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy Crystal Hernandez said . The shooter has not been identified and the handgun used to shoot Knight , 49 , a 19-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man was not found , she said . All three victims , including Knight , who suffered several gunshot wounds , are expected to survive , a sheriff 's spokesman said Sunday . The shooting happened inside a celebrity-filled Sunset Strip party hosted by singer Chris Brown on the eve of the MTV Video Music Awards . Brown posted a tweet after the incident : `` It 's disappointing that we as a society ca n't have fun or enjoy ourselves without any altercations sometimes . Miss me with the bulls**t ! ! ! '' Brown is still on probation for beating singer and then-girlfriend Rihanna on the eve of the 2009 Grammys . A grainy cell phone video posted on Instagram shows Brown standing on the back of a couch and yelling in the aftermath of the shooting . Brown 's bodyguard can be seen trying to get him down . The singer has colored his hair blond and is wearing a white shirt and jeans in the video . Knight rose to fame and fortune after founding Death Row Records in 1991 and signing artists such as Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tupac Shakur . Knight was driving the car in which Shakur was a passenger when the rapper was shot to death in Las Vegas in 1996 . Shortly afterward , Knight spent several years in prison for violating parole on assault and weapons convictions . That prison time -- along with Shakur 's death , feuds between Knight and a number of rappers and desertions by Dr. Dre , Snoop and others -- contributed to the label 's bankruptcy in 2006 . This was not Knight 's first time being shot at a pre-VMA party . He was shot in the leg at a party hosted by rapper Kanye West at a Miami hotel on the eve of the 2005 VMA show .
Video shows the shooting suspect running from the Sunset Strip club , investigators say . Score: 7 The attack happened at a pre-VMA party hosted by singer Chris Brown . Knight and the two others are expected to recover .