Beating The Rap

Wed., Jan. 5, 2000

Rap mogul Sean “Puffy” Combs left a Manhattan grand jury Tuesday declaring that he is innocent of felony gun charges filed against him after a Times Square nightclub shooting. Combs was arrested on weapons charges on Dec. 27 shortly after three people were wounded by gunfire around 2:30 a.m. at Club N.Y. Police said they stopped the vehicle Combs and his girlfriend actress-singer Jennifer Lopez fled in after it ran a red light about 10 blocks from the club. Police said they found a 9 mm handgun on the floor of the SUV. An anonymous source said Combs testified that he knew nothing about the weapon. Combs refused to discuss his testimony.

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