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Murder of Tupac Shakur
On September 7, 1996, at 11:15 p.m.
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UNITED STATES: On September 7, 1996, at 11:15 p.m. (PDT), Tupac Shakur, a 25-year-old American rapper, was shot in a drive-by shooting in Paradise, Nevada.
The shooting occurred when the car carrying Shakur was stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. Shakur was struck by four rounds fired from a .40-caliber Glock 22 pistol: two in the chest, one in the arm and one in the thigh.
The driver, Death Row Records mogul Suge Knight, was grazed by a bullet in the shooting. Shakur died from his injuries six days later.
This Bay News archive item is based on public reporting collected for the desk file.