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  2. Murder of Tupac Shakur - Wikipedia

    • On September 7, 1996, at 11:15 p.m. (PDT), Tupac Shakur, a 25-year-old American rapper, was shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The shooting occurred when the car carrying Shakur was stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. The driver, Marion "Suge" Knight, was grazed by a bullet in the shooting. Shakur died fro… See more

    Prior events

    Tupac Shakur attended the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson boxing match with Marion "Suge" Knight, the head of
    Lane … See more

    Shooting and aftermath

    At 11:00–11:05 p.m. (PDT), Shakur and Knight were halted on Las Vegas Boulevard by officers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Bike Patrol for playing the car stereo too loudly and not having license plate… See more

    BornLesane Parish Crooks · June 16, 1971 · Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
    DiedSeptember 13, 1996 (aged 25) · Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
    SpouseKeisha Morris · (m. 1995; ann. 1996)
     Rap Genius & Tragic Hero
    Rap Genius & Tragic Hero
     The King of Hip Hop
    The King of Hip Hop
    Investigative reports on the murder

    One year after the shooting, Sgt. Kevin Manning, who headed the investigation, told Las Vegas Sun investigative reporter Cathy Scott that Shakur's murder "may never be solved." The case slowed early in the investigatio… See more

    Witnesses

    At the time of the shooting, an entourage of around ten automobiles was following Knight and Shakur's vehicle. The year following the shooting, Knight stated during an ABC Primetime Live interview that he did not know w… See more

    Arrest and trial of Duane Davis

    On July 18, 2023, the Las Vegas Police Department executed a search warrant in connection with Shakur's murder. The search was conducted in a home in Henderson, Nevada, and it was stated that the search … See more

    Possible link with Sean Combs

    In October 2024, reports surfaced that the family of Tupac Shakur had hired an investigator to see if the murder could be linked to Sean "Diddy" Combs, the founder of Bad Boy Records. Meanwhile, an individual la… See more

     
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