Police search property in investigation into unsolved homicide of rapper Tupac Shakur
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as Vegas police say they searched a property close to the town in reference to the unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur practically 30 years in the past.
Shakur, one of the vital prolific figures in hip-hop, was killed on the evening of September 7, 1996, in a drive-by taking pictures within the metropolis aged 25.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department mentioned the search warrant was executed Monday within the close by metropolis of Henderson. It’s unclear what they have been searching for and the place they have been trying.
In a press launch, it mentioned it “can confirm a search warrant was served in Henderson, Nevada on July 17, 2023, as part of the ongoing Tupac Shakur homicide investigation.”
Tupac Shakur’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Chris Pizzello/AP)
/ APDepartment spokesperson Aden OcampoGomez mentioned in a quick telephone name he couldn’t present additional particulars on the newest growth within the case, citing the open investigation.
Shakur was gunned down whereas sitting inside a black automotive with Marion “Suge” Knight, head of Death Row Records.
Police have mentioned the 2 have been stopped at a purple gentle close to the Las Vegas Strip when a white Cadillac pulled up subsequent to them and gunfire erupted.
Shot a number of occasions, Shakur was rushed to a hospital, the place he died every week later.
No arrests have ever been made and Las Vegas police have mentioned prior to now the investigation rapidly stalled partially as a result of witnesses refused to cooperate.
Considered one of the vital influential and versatile rappers of all time, the six-time Grammy Award nominated Shakur was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by Snoop Dogg in 2017.
In June of this yr, the rapper obtained a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
His skilled music profession solely lasted 5 years, however Shakur scored hits together with “Dear Mama” and “Old School” in 1995, and 1996’s “How Do U Want It/California Love” that includes Ok-Ci and JoJo.