Editing Snoop Dogg (section)

==== 1993–1996: Murder trial and acquittal ====
While recording ''Doggystyle'' in August 1993, Snoop Dogg was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Philip Woldermariam, a member of a rival gang, who was actually killed by Snoop Dogg's bodyguard, McKinley Lee, aka Malik.<ref name=":2" /> Snoop Dogg had been temporarily living in an apartment complex in the [[Palms, Los Angeles|Palms]] neighborhood in the [[Westside, Los Angeles|West Los Angeles]] region, in the intersection of Vinton Avenue and Woodbine Street{{emdash}}the location of the shooting. Both men were charged with murder, as Snoop Dogg was purportedly driving the vehicle from which the gun was fired. [[Johnnie Cochran]] defended them.<ref>{{cite web|last=Montaldo|first=Charles|title=Snoop Doggy Dogg|url=http://crime.about.com/od/famousdiduno/ig/celebrity_mugshots/snoopdoggydogg.htm|website=About.com|access-date=July 5, 2008|archive-date=September 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906210042/http://crime.about.com/od/famousdiduno/ig/celebrity_mugshots/snoopdoggydogg.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both Snoop Dogg and his bodyguard were acquitted on February 20, 1996.<ref>{{cite news|title=Snoop Trial Winds Down|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/gallery/s/snoop960209.html|work=[[MTV News]]|date=February 9, 1996|access-date=June 28, 2024|archive-date=July 6, 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970706031331/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/gallery/s/snoop960209.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2024, the case was sealed.<ref name="1993seal"/>