The family of Keith Bender - the man said by police to have been shot by D12 rapper Proof in the incident that claimed both of their lives - are to sue the estate of the Detroit hip-hop artist, real name Deshaun Holton, for wrongful death. All indications are that Holton was the primary aggressor in the incident, and now Bender's wife Jacqueline and mother Leona have brought the legal action claiming that Proof "violently assaulted and battered" their late family member, and ultimately shot him dead.
Holton was, of course, best friends with Eminem, and received a number of tributes from a variety of his hip hop peers, Eminem included, following his death. Michael Cafferty, a lawyer for Mr Bender's family says: "It is shameful that Mr Holton is being lauded as a hero and martyr. In fact, it was his own criminalistic conduct that not only led to his death, but took the life of an honourable, innocent man."