Murder of Tupac Shakur

Murder of Tupac Shakur
East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane intersection, 2012
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada
Date	11:15 pm, September 7, 1996 (1996-09-07T11:15 pm) (PDT)
Attack type	Drive-by, assassination
Weapon	Pistol
Deaths	1 (Tupac Shakur)
Non-fatal injuries	1 (Suge Knight)
Victim	Tupac Shakur
Suspected perpetrator	Orlando Anderson

On September 7, 1996, American hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. The shooting occurred at 11:15 p.m. Pacific time when the car with Shakur stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. Shakur was struck by four .40 caliber rounds fired from a Glock: two in the chest, one in the arm, and one in the thigh. He died from his injuries six days later in the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada. The murder remains officially unsolved.

Tupac Shakur attended the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson boxing match with Suge Knight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. After leaving the match, one of Knight's associates spotted Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, a Crips gang member from Compton, California, in the MGM Grand lobby. Earlier that year, Anderson and a group of Crips had robbed a member of Death Row's entourage in a Foot Locker store. Knight's associate told Shakur and Shakur attacked Anderson. Shakur asked him if he was from the South and punched him in the face, knocking Anderson to the ground. Shakur's entourage, as well as Knight and his followers, assisted in assaulting Anderson. The fight was captured on the hotel's video surveillance. It was broken up by hotel security. After the brawl, Shakur went with Knight to Club 662 (now known as restaurant/club Seven), which Knight had rented for the evening. Shakur disclosed to fiancée Kidada Jones his involvement in the Anderson fight, previously having pledged to return to her after entering the hotel where the fight had taken place and had her stay in a vehicle. Shakur left with Suge Knight after changing clothes.