The attorney for hip hop mogul Suge Knight claims the shocking new video of him mowing down two much with his truck actually helps his defense case . Following Knight 's brief appearance in a Los Angeles County court on Monday , defense lawyer Matthew Fletcher told reporters : '100percent it proves Suge Knight was attacked , ' according to the Los Angeles Times . The video , published by TMZ today , was recorded by surveillance cameras at Tam 's Burgers in Compton , Los Angeles on January 29 . It shows one of Knight 's alleged victims , Cle 'Bone ' Sloan , confront him as soon as he pulls up to the parking lot . Knight throws his truck into reverse , knocking Sloan down . He then shifts the vehicle back into drive , running Sloan over and hitting Terry Carter , who was standing nearby . Suge Knight made a brief appearance in court on Monday on the murder and attempted murder case he faces as a result of the hit-and-run . Suge Knight ( left ) is charged with murder for running over grandfather Terry Carter and crushing his head with his truck on January 29 . This is the truck that Knight was driving when he ran over Carter and Cle 'Bone ' Sloan . Carter , a 55-year-old grandfather , had his head crushed beneath Knight 's truck and was killed . Knight says the video exonerates him . Defense lawyer Fletcher says it shows that he was in danger the moment he pulled up to the restaurant where Dr. Dre was filming scenes for his NWA biopic . He says the video shows a gun in Sloan 's waistband . 'They started it.They attacked him… If Suge had put it in park and got out , he ’ s dead , ' Fletcher said Monday . According to TMZ , prosecutors argue that the video shows that opposite . They say that after Knight threw his truck into reverse , he should have been able to safely flee the scene if his life was indeed in danger . Knight , who is charged with murder and attempted murder for the hit-and-run , is due to appear in court today for an evidence hearing . This is the moment that Terry Carter was hit and killed by Suge Knight 's truck in January . Police say Carter 's head was crushed under the vehicle . Knight 's truck can be seen running over Carter ( blurred ) in this pictured - moments after running over Sloan , who is seen here laying on the ground . Knight is claiming that this shot shows a man approach Sloan and pull a gun out of his waistband as he writhes in pain on the ground . Sloan , 51 , sustained minor injuries . Knight 's lawyers say the video shows he was armed . The confrontation happened after Suge tried to approach Dr. Dre while he was filming 'Straight Out of Compton . ' He says he wanted to make peace with the fellow hip hop mogul after a falling out , according to TMZ . Instead , he was confronted by Sloan , who was working security for Dr Dre . Knight 's lawyers say he was threatened with a gun and that he feared for his life . He says he was surrounded by a group of armed men and that his only way out was to drive through Sloan and Carter . He argues that he believed he would be shot if he continued to reverse and that the only safe way out was for him to drive forward , through Sloan and Carter . The video also shows a man approach Sloan , who was writhing on the ground , and pull something from his waistband . TMZ reports that Knight is claiming that is proof Sloan had a gun at the time of the confrontation . Carter 's family told TMZ they want the video released to the public to show he Knight mowed him down and killed him . Carter 's funeral was attended by 2,000 people and he was saluted as a businessman and a community leader who mentored neighborhood children . Knight is being held without bail and has been admitted to the hospital three times since being jailed . He claims he is going blind due to injuries from previous gunshot wounds . The 49-year-old former Death Row Records CEO fired his attorneys and hired a new legal team . He also faces charges from a September 5 , 2014 incident in which he and Katt Williams allegedly stole a camera from a celebrity photographer .
WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT . Video shows Sloan throw his truck into reverse and hit one his alleged victims , Cle 'Bone ' Suge Knight . He then drove forward , running over Suge Knight and hitting Terry Carter , crushing his head and killing him . Knight says the video shows his life was in danger and he had no choice but to flee . His lawyers say the video shows Suge Knight armed with a gun .