Las Vegas police issue search warrant in Tupac Shakur 1996 homicide case
dailyrecord.co.ukA property search warrant has been served by police in Las Vegas in connection with the 1996 shooting of US rapper Tupac Shakur.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVPD) said the warrant had been served on Monday, July 17, as part of the “ongoing” homicide investigation.Widely considered one of the most influential rap artists of all time, Tupac died at the age of 25 after being shot in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Though his career lasted just five years, he has remained one of the most prolific artists of his generation, with more than 75million records sold worldwide.“LVMPD can confirm a search warrant was served in Henderson, Nevada, on July 17, 2023, as part of the ongoing Tupac Shakur homicide investigation,” a department spokesperson said, in a statement shared with the PA news agency. “We will have no further comment at this time.”No arrests have been made in the case, although Las Vegas police have previously said the investigation quickly stalled, in part because witnesses refused to co-operate.
Tupac's death came amid his feud with rap rival Biggie Smalls, who was fatally shot six months later in March 1997. Both rappers were embroiled in the East Coast-West Coast rivalry, which largely defined the hip-hop scene during the mid-1990s.The feud was ignited after Tupac was seriously wounded in another shooting during a robbery in the lobby of a midtown Manhattan hotel.
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