On September 7, 1996, Tupac Amaru Shakur was shot 4-6 times after leaving the Tyson fight in Las Vegas. He was taken to a nearby hospital, and 7 days later he died. The suspect was Orlando Anderson. Earlier that day in a hotel, an attack occured on Orlando Anderson by Suge Knight (Tupac's driver). In 1997, he was sentenced for 9 years in jail. People think that Tupac was shot because of the fight that happened earlier that day.

 

Here is the car Suge Knight was driving Tupac in after the Tyson Fight.

Here is the car after the shooting occured.

Some people think that Tupac faked his death, and others believe that he really did die. The funeral was cancelled, and is body was supposedly creamated.

 

 

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