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     • Philip Woldemariam, 20, was shot to death in a West Los Angeles park in 1993. A rich and famous rapper, Calvin Broadus (Snoop Doggy Dogg) and his bodyguard, McKinley Lee, are on trial for the murder. The Broadus-Lee legal team says that Woldemariam was reaching for a gun tucked in his waistband when Lee shot him in self defense.
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   Did Snoop Dogg kill Philip Woldemariam?

   • In 1993, Snoop Dogg's bodyguard shot and killed Philip Woldemariam. Dogg and his bodyguard stood trial, and the rest is history. In 1993, Snoop Dogg, birth name Calvin Broadus, was taken to court following the death of Philip Woldemariam, an Ethiopian immigrant. To this day, there’s still some confusion about exactly what went down, how, and why.

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   What happened to Philip Woldemariam?

   • The coroner’s office reported bullet wounds in the back and the buttocks. Philip Woldemariam’s family, Ethiopian immigrants, are a powerful presence in the courtroom each day. They listen closely, stoic, as witnesses recount Philip’s death, and the defense portrays him as a gunslinging gangbanger. Family members say they have received threats.

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   Who killed Philip Woldemariam?

   • Philip Woldemariam, 20, was shot to death in a West Los Angeles park in 1993. A rich and famous rapper, Calvin Broadus (Snoop Doggy Dogg) and his bodyguard, McKinley Lee, are on trial for the murder. The Broadus-Lee legal team says that Woldemariam was reaching for a gun tucked in his waistband when Lee shot him in self defense.

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   Who is Philip Woldemariam?

   • “Lies, nothing but lies,” is all she says she thinks about as defense attorneys talk about Philip Woldemariam, the 20-year-old brother she will remember as a young man who fought diabetes, not other young men. Woldemariam was shot dead in Palms’ Woodbine Park on Aug. 25, 1993. The rap star and two associates face trial on murder charges this fall.

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   Feb 7, 2021 · Published on February 7, 2021. 2 min read. In 1993, Snoop Dogg, birth name Calvin Broadus, was taken to court following the death of Philip Woldemariam, an Ethiopian immigrant. To this day,...

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   May 4, 1994 · Woldemariam was shot dead in Palms’ Woodbine Park on Aug. 25, 1993. The rap star and two associates face trial on murder charges this fall. Members of Woldemariam’s family say he was a...

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   Philip Woldemariam, 20, was shot to death in a West Los Angeles park in 1993. A rich and famous rapper, Calvin Broadus (Snoop Doggy Dogg) and his bodyguard, McKinley Lee, are on trial for the...

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7. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › lifestyleRAPPER ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGES - The Washington Post

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   Feb 21, 1996 · February 21, 1996 at 12:00 a.m. EST. LOS ANGELES, FEB. 20 -- A jury acquitted rap star Snoop Doggy Dogg and his former bodyguard McKinley Lee of murder and assault in the 1993 shooting of a gang...

8. www.findagrave.com › philipos-woldemariamPhilipos “Philip” Woldemariam (1973-1993) - Find a Grave

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   Philipos “Philip” Woldemariam. Birth. 13 Aug 1973. Ethiopia. Death. 25 Aug 1993 (aged 20) Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Burial. Inglewood Park Cemetery.

   • Location: Inglewood, California
   • Birth Date: August 13, 1973

   • Place Of Birth: Ethiopia

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   Feb 21, 1996 · Prosecutors portrayed the killing as a coldblooded murder, saying Woldemariam was shot in the back and buttocks after he tried to flee from a confrontation with Broadus and Lee at Woodbine Park....

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    Woldemariam's family filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit against Broadus. The suit was confidentially settled out of court for an undisclosed sum in August 1996, nearly three years to the day Woldemariam died.