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Arrests expected in killing of Nicki Minaj tour member

PHILADELPHIA

Police in Philadelphia say arrests are expected in the killing of a member of rapper Nicki Minaj’s tour.

Homicide Capt. James Clark tells The Associated Press that detectives have identified three people involved in a fight early Wednesday that ended with the fatal stabbing of 29-year-old Devon Pickett of New York City.

He said they were questioning one of the three Friday afternoon.

A second member of Minaj’s tour also was stabbed, but his condition is not known.

Police have said a man started arguing with the victims inside a bar and pulled a knife once they got outside.

Minaj said Pickett and a second tour member had been in Philadelphia rehearsing for her tour. According to her website, she is scheduled to go on tour March 16 in Europe.

Actor Ben Woolf critical after being struck in Hollywood

LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles police say Ben Woolf, an actor on “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” is in critical condition after being hit by the side mirror of a passing vehicle in Hollywood.

Officer Drake Madison says the accident occurred Thursday night on Hollywood Boulevard just east of U.S. 101.

Madison says Woolf, who is 4 feet 4 inches tall, was hit in the head by the vehicle’s mirror. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition.

The motorist stopped at the scene and was not cited or arrested.

Woolf has been a cast member on the FX show since 2011.

Representatives for Woolf did not immediately return calls seeking updates on his condition Friday.

Associated Press