Tupac:
1996 Las Vegas Shooting
The notorious setting
of the flashing lights
and glamour would
be the setting for
Tupac's final bow
September 7th 1996,
the event would be
stricken by tragedy
and alot of strange
circumstances for
the 'alive theorists'
however nobody could
have imagined what
started off as a routine
trip to attend a boxing
match between Mike
Tyson and Bruce Seldon
would see the downfall
of Tupac. Apparently
Tupac didn't want
to go to Vegas but
Suge had convinced
Tupac to attend, it
was reported that
in the weeks prior
to this there had
been some unrest in
the Deathrow camp
and Tupac apparently
had instructed a letter
to be wrote to inform
of him leaving the
label.
The Tyson v Seldon
fight was over in
109 seconds, while
leaving through the
lobby of the MGM Grand
Tupac and the Deathrow
entourage got caught
up in an incident
with a south side
crip Orlando Anderson
over a prior incident
and a Deathrow medallion
being stolen. Tupac
approached Anderson
and punched him in
the face, the incident
can be seen below
in which the Deathrow
entourage is beating
on Anderson. |
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| A fight in
the MGM Grand
breaks out including
Tupac, Suge
and Orlando
Anderson. |
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| Tupac leaves
the fight scene
through the
hallways of
the MGM Grand,
bystanders look
on. |
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| Tupac
then fled the scene
with the Deathrow
entourage following
which escalated into
a huge crowd pouring
out onto the streets
of Las Vegas. Tupac
went back to the hotel
the Luxor and changed
clothes, after visiting
Suge Knights home
on Monte Rosa Avenue
they headed for club
662 in their black
BMW. Driving down
the strip they bumped
some of the new tracks
from Makaveli, they
was pulled over around
11:05 by police for
playing the music
too loud and not displaying
the correct car plates.
After being let go
they headed East on
Flamingo road and
stopped for a red
light at Koval Lane
which was half a mile
from the strip. While
at this red light
a white Cadillac pulls
up to the right of
the BMW and an arm
comes out of the car
and starts shooting
at the bmw. Tupac
aware of what was
about to happen tried
to jump into the back
seats and was subsequently
hit twice one bullet
hit him in his leg
and ricocheted up
into his lung. Suge
was apparently hit
in the head, it was
later believed that
this was shrapnel
rather than a bullet.
The Cadillac turned
right and sped off,
some of the cars from
the Deathrow entourage
attempted to give
chase but lost the
Cadillac. |
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| This photo
was taken moments
before the shooting,
one would say
Tupac had a
very thoughtful
expression on
his face. Suge
Knight is seen
sitting next
to Tupac at
the wheel of
the bmw. |
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| Suge
at this time pulled
a U turn and headed
back down East Flamingo,
the car eventually
came to a halt in
a median near Harmon
Avenue with four flat
tires due to running
a red light and hitting
the center divider
of the road. Tupac
was taken by ambulance
from this location
to the University
Medical Center, the
handling of things
at this location was
thought to have been
strange by the police.
Apparently police
held Tupac's entourage
at gun point and instructed
them to get on the
ground, it is thought
these actions made
most of the entourage
unwilling to cooperate
with the police. |
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| The
BMW lies shot
up in a taped
up police scene.
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| September 13th six
days after the shooting
and six days of intensive
care for Tupac including
having his right lung
removed being heavily
sedated and being
put on life support,
Afeni Tupac's mom
made the desicion
to let Tupac's spirit
be free. Tupac was
revived several times
but after each time
was growing weaker
and weaker, this is
why Afeni made the
desicion to let him
go. At 4:03 pm Tupac
was pronounced dead,
the seemingly immortal
Tupac had now passed
on and many people
was shocked after
earlier doctors had
announced they expected
Tupac to pull through
giving him a 50 -
50 chance and stating
he had passed the
critical stage. |
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