The family of the late legendary rapper Tupac Shakur has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles, seeking unspecified damages tied to the artist’s murder in 1996.
According to the BBC, the suit names former gang leader Duane “Keefe D” Davis, who is currently awaiting trial for his alleged role in the shooting, as the main defendant, alongside additional unnamed co-conspirators.
Davis is the only person ever charged in connection with Tupac’s death, after years of investigations. He has pleaded not guilty.
The new lawsuit alleges there was a “complex conspiracy” to murder the star, and says its aim is to uncover the identity of the “individuals who were involved” through disdiscovery
Shakur was one of the most prominent rappers of the early 1990s, selling more than 75 million records, including hit singles Hit ‘Em Up and California Love.
He also had an acting career, with roles in Juice, Above The Rim, and Poetic Justice. But his career came to an abrupt halt when he was shot four times in a drive-by attack in Las Vegas in September 1996. He died in the hospital six days later, at the age of 25.
Mr Davis was charged with murd£r in September 2023. Police alleged he planned the sho0ting with his nephew, following an altercation with Shakur in a casino.
In court, prosecutor Marc DiaGiacomo described Mr Davis - a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips street gang - as the “on-ground, on-site commander” who “ordered the de@th” of Shakur.
Police said that Mr Davis got the gun from an unnamed associate, and mentioned Mr Davis’s “own admissions” to media outlets that he was in the vehicle from which the shots were fired. They did not state who fired the weapon.
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