It seems like trouble continues to follow Chris Brown, reportedly the singer was the target of a shootout that occurred early Sunday morning [Aug  24] at a pre VMA party he hosted which resulted in Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight being shot. According to TMZ:

Shots rang out at 1OAK nightclub in West Hollywood at around 1:30 AM Sunday … and Suge Knight was shot twice and taken to the hospital by ambulance where he was rushed into surgery … eyewitnesses and Suge’s family tell TMZ.

A source close to Suge tells us … he was shot in the stomach and arm and apparently in other places as well.

Tyson Beckford, Robert Ri’chard and Apple de Ap all tell TMZ … they were inside the pre-VMA party hosted by Chris Brown when they heard 4 shots ring out inside the club. 

Suge walked out on his own power … a cop spotted him and walked the rap mogul to the police car where Suge sat.  Suge was then put in an ambulance and taken to a local hospital.

Sheriff’s deputies had guns drawn as club goers exited with their hands in the air right after the shooting.

The night started with tension.  An hour-and-a-half before the shots, Game came to the club and he and his buddies got into an altercation with security guards … there was a full-on fight.  Game tried to get in was denied and left, but his buddies stayed behind.  We do not know if they were involved in the altercation.

It is reported that Suge was one of three party goers who were shot.

Cops are investigating beef between gang members as the cause of the nightclub shooting.

Brown was reportedly throwing up gang signs in the club and was performing with a red bandana. Several known gang bangers surrounded him at the time of the shooting. Both Game and Knight are affiliated with the Bloods.

MTV also wanted to make it known and very clear that this party was in no way a MTV VMA affiliated party but a Chris Brown party. Chris took to Twitter to express his anger over the situation.