False rumor: Suge Knight arrested for the murder of Tupac

Twitter was buzzing this morning with rumors that Suge Knight, co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records, was arrested for the shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur 16 years ago:

https://twitter.com/#!/KingCarter326/status/199454149836943360

https://twitter.com/#!/IROLLHERBLUNTS/status/198626044809457664

https://twitter.com/#!/FastLifeCURT/status/199246905379782656

If Knight really had been arrested for murder, we’re pretty sure it would have been reported somewhere other than Twitter.

Twitchy verdict: hoax.