T-Hood Beatings of Kelsie Frost on Video, Central to Death Investigation

This is why T-Hood‘s shooting death is being investigated as possible self-defense — TMZ Hip Hop has obtained video showing him attacking his GF Kelsie Frost … whose brother is the sole suspect in T-Hood’s death.

This surveillance video — inside Kelsie and T-Hood’s Gwinnett County, GA apartment — shows her lying down, while he paces around their bedroom. After about 25 seconds, T-Hood stands at the edge of the bed, staring at Kelsie … and then violently pounces on her, seemingly trying to choke her.

Sources connected to the Frost family tell us this video was recorded earlier this year, and they claim it was not an isolated incident. We’ve also obtained photos of Kelsie with bruises and scratches on her face, neck and chest.

We broke the story … police have named Ky Lasheed Frost the suspect in T-Hood’s death. Ky and his sister’s parents are “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” stars Kirk and Rasheeda Frost. Our sources tell us Ky lived in the same apartment building as T-Hood and Kelsie … and last Friday night, he heard another violent outburst in his sister’s unit.

We’re told Ky ran to help his sister, and during the ensuing altercation — between Ky and T-Hood — the fatal shot was fired. As we reported, police have said T-Hood was killed during a “domestic disturbance,” and now we know the nature of it.