Rapper formerly known as Kanye West named suspect in battery probe
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is the main suspect in a battery investigation, Los Angeles police confirmed to CBS News.
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Alex Sundby is a senior editor at CBSNews.com. Based in New York, Alex has a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from the University of Washington in Seattle. He started his journalism career as an education reporter for a weekly newspaper in northern New Mexico. Before coming to CBS News in 2009, he worked as a freelance journalist in New York City, reporting throughout the five boroughs for the New York Post's metro section.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is the main suspect in a battery investigation, Los Angeles police confirmed to CBS News.
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