On September 7, 1996, Shakur attended the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon boxing match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After the boxing match, Shakur spotted 21 year-old Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, a member of the Southside Crips in the MGM Grand lobby. Shakur rushed him and knocked Anderson down, and Shakur's entourage beat him. The incident was captured on the hotel's video surveillance. Anderson and a group of Crips had beaten up a member of Death Row's entourage in a Foot Locker a few weeks earlier, precipitating Shakur's attack. After the fight with Anderson, Shakur met up with Suge Knight to go to Death Row-owned Club 662 (now known as restaurant/club Seven). Shakur rode with Knight in Knight's 1996 black BMW 750i sedan (Images 1,2), as part of a larger convoy of cars including some of Shakur's friends, The Outlawz, and bodyguards.
At 11:14 P.M., while stopped at the intersection of East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, Shakur was shot in a drive-by shooting. Shakur was hit four times, twice in the chest, and once each in his arm and thigh, while Knight was scratched in the head by a piece of flying glass.
At the time of the shooting, Shakur was riding alongside with Suge Knight, with his bodyguard following behind in a vehicle belonging to Kidada Jones, Shakur's then-girlfriend. The bodyguard, Frank Alexander, stated that while he was about to ride along with the rapper in Suge Knight's car, Shakur asked him to drive Kidada Jones' car in case they were too drunk and needed additional vehicles from Club 662 back to the hotel. Shortly after the shootings, the bodyguard reported in his documentary, Before I Wake, that one of the convoy's cars drove off after the assailant but he never heard back from the occupants.
After arriving on the scene, police and paramedics took Shakur and Knight to the University Medical Center. Shakur was placed on life support until his death six days later, on September 13, 1996, at 4:03 PM EDT. He was 25 years old. The official cause of death was respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. After his death, Shakur's body was cremated. Family and friends reportedly spread his ashes over the Pacific Ocean near Los Angeles, California
2006-07-26 12:17:47
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answered by Anonymous
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When Did Tupac Die
2016-09-27 20:24:59
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answered by lashbrook 4
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There was another question that arose as to:
"If he's dead how does he keep producing records."
It's called production artist, and clever mixing.
Same thing happened when Frank Sinatra died- Suddenly a song came out that he sang and his voice was on it- along with his daughter.
Nat King Cole...
I see a trend.
Tupac- on the other hand...
He died from cardiac arest when he saw this question.
2006-07-26 12:41:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Tupac was a great rapper and very talented, but all the dude did was talk sh*t. He was told NOT to go to Vegas and like an idiot, he did it anyway. As a consequence, he got himself killed. End of story. No theories and no conspiracies, just the simple truth.
2006-07-26 12:09:45
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answered by Shelby67grl 3
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Simple answer is he was shot by one the crips members. Sean Combs. I Was there!!!!!!!!!!!!! have the video. But it's private. Some say hes alive. But hes not. I have very special deals with Sean Combs to kepp him out of Jail.
2014-09-05 03:53:43
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answered by Anonymous
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He was with suge knight and a car rolled up next to him then they shot at him
2015-07-18 02:07:33
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answered by ? 1
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Right now I'm listening to his music and think how sorry I am because of his death. RIP 2Pac, real legend, real human
2015-01-06 09:55:34
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answered by ? 1
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Tupac is not dead
2006-07-26 12:21:00
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answered by Pierre 2
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he was shot by a rival gang member. In fact,he was the first gang -related hip-hop/rap fatality.
2006-07-26 12:09:07
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answered by Dragonflygirl 7
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got shot in his car on the las vegas strip
2006-07-26 12:08:13
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answered by esuhornet 2
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