New Details Emerge in Tupac Case

The police conducted a search on a home in Las Vegas connected to the long-investigated murder case of American rapper Tupac Shakur (then 25 years old) on Monday night. ABC News reported, citing police.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that the search was carried out in Henderson on July 17. The rapper, known by his stage name Makaveli, died from injuries sustained in a shooting on September 13, 1996.

Detectives and prosecutors investigating the murder case have determined that they had sufficient information to initiate a court-authorized search on Monday evening, an official with knowledge of the investigation told ABC News.

The search was executed around 10:00 PM local time, by the Las Vegas Police Department's SWAT team. The operation was conducted with significant noise, as officers used loudspeakers and lights. Among the items sought by investigators were desktops, laptops, and articles related to Tupac and his death. The evidence gathered in the case is now being presented to the grand jurors in Las Vegas.

No charges have been filed against anyone yet, and the investigation is expected to continue for weeks and months. Investigators have long suspected that the person who fired at Makaveli is likely deceased, having become a victim of a separate shooting two years after Tupac's murder.

The ongoing investigation may lead to a determination of who was with the armed individual in the vehicle when the shooting occurred, injuring Tupac. This could culminate in charges being brought against someone as an accomplice. However, an anonymous official told ABC that no decisions have been made regarding any charges.

The investigation into the American rapper's murder, which has remained unsolved for over 20 years, has gained renewed momentum since 2018, according to an official speaking to ABC News. Detectives re-engaged with the case after Netflix aired "Unsolved: Tupac & Biggie Murders" in 2018, and following the release of the book “Compton Street Legend” by Duane Keith Davis and Keefe Dean. The latter claims to be one of the two living witnesses to the 1996 shooting.

The iconic hip-hop artist was shot on September 7, 1996, in Las Vegas and died six days later in the hospital. On that day, Tupac, along with his music associate and a prominent figure in the music industry in the 1990s, Suge Knight, had attended a boxing match in Vegas. He was in a black BMW sedan on the Las Vegas boulevard when a white Cadillac pulled alongside and opened fire.

No arrests have been made in the case. Months later, on March 9, 1997, rapper Christopher Wallace, known as Notorious B.I.G., was shot and killed in Los Angeles. This shooting is believed to be connected to Tupac's murder and also remains unsolved.