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Thursday, April 30, 2026 - The family of the late legendary rapper Tupac Shakur has filed a wrongful de@th lawsuit in Los Angeles, seeking unspecified damages tied to the artist's murd£r 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 de@th, after years of investigations. He has pleaded not guilty.
The new lawsuit alleges there was a "complex
conspiracy" to murd£r the star, and says its aim is to uncover the
identity of the "individuals who were involved" through discovery.
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.
The three men who were in the car with Mr Davis at the time
of the sho0ting, including his nephew, have all since died.
Mr Davis has pleaded not guilty to the charges. After
several delays, his trial is due to commence in August.
The wrongful death case was filed on Tuesday by Tupac's
brother Maurice Shakur, acting as the administrator of the estate for his late
father (and Tupac's stepfather), Mutulu Shakur.
"Nearly 30 years after Tupac's death, in 2023, the
first - and only - arrest was made," the documents state.
"Related grand jury transcripts and a subsequent
Netflix documentary have since revealed the existence of a broader, more
complex conspiracy to murder Tupac that involved much more than mere
retaliation for a prior altercation."
The documents express hope that new evidence will finally
allow the family to identify and name the "individuals who may have
participated in planning, financing, directing, or carrying out the
conspiracy" to murder Tupac.
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