Los Angeles (CNN)The man whose hit-and-run death led to the arrest of former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was also a former rap label owner as well as a father figure to wayward youths and gang members, a friend said Friday. Terry Carter, 55, wasn't a product of the thug life, but he did found and own the defunct Heavyweight Records, said friend Darcell Carraway, 38. Carter mentored young men to a better life, Carraway said. His death "will bring a lot of people together, you know, from all different walks of life, Bloods, Crips, ex-gang members, current gang members, whatever, people on the streets, foster kids, whatever the case may be," Carraway said.
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Killed was Terry Carter, 55, a former rap label owner and "father figure" on L.A. streets
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Carter and Marion "Suge" Knight were acquaintances in rap music circles, friend says
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"Because of people like Terry, I was able to...make something of myself," friend adds
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