Tupac
Shot to Death - September 7, 1996
On November 18, 1993, Tupac "2Pac" Shakur was arrested for sexually
abusing a 19-year-old woman, who he met in a New York nightclub, and
allegedly sodomized and sexually abused with three of his friends. In
1995, he was sentenced to prison for up to four and a half years, but
received an early release after a few months. In September 1996, the
25-year-old Shakur was shot four times in the chest and died from the
wounds.
Previous Arrests:
1992 - Tupac was arrested after being involved in an
altercation in which a stray bullet killed a child, but the charges were
later dismissed.
April 5, 1993 - Tupac spent 10 days in a Michigan prison for beating another rapper with a baseball bat.
October 31, 1993 - Tupac allegedly stopped to help a black
motorist who he felt was being harassed by the policemen. A fight broke
out and Tupac shot one policemen in the leg and the other in the
buttocks. When it was determined that the policemen were intoxicated and
carrying guns taken from the police evidence room, the charges were
dropped.
November 18, 1993 - Shakur was arrested on the sexual abuse
and sodomy charges and weapons charges in New York City. The sodomy and
weapons charges were dropped.
November 10, 1994 - Tupac, slated to star in the movie Meance
II, punched the director Allen Hughes. He spent 15 days in prison and
was replaced in the movie by Larenz Tate.
November 30, 1994, Tupac Shakur was ambushed by three black
men in the lobby of a recording studio in Times Square in New York City.
The men robbed him of over $35,000 in cash and jewelry and shot him
five times - hitting his head, groin and hand.
On September 7, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Shakur attended the
Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon boxing match. Allegedly after the match,
Shakur was involved in a fight in the lobby of the MGM Hotel. Later that
evening he was shot in his car in a drive-by shooting. He suffered four
gun shot wounds and died in the University of Nevada Hospital six days
later. Although there was much speculation about the murder being
stimulated by an ongoing rivalry between gangs associated with east and
west coast rap recording companies, the murder was never officially
solved.
