![]() ![]() He was best known for raw lyrics laced with violence, sex and profanity describing life in the ghetto. Shakur, an influential performer widely regarded as one of rap music's greatest artists, was also one of its most commercially successful, selling more than 75 million records worldwide. Additional evidence uncovered there paved the way for the indictment, Johansson said. That sparked a renewed push by police to solve the case, leading investigators to obtain a search warrant for Davis' home in July. ![]() The case was "reinvigorated" in 2018 by "Davis's own admissions to his involvement in this homicide investigation that he provided to numerous different media outlets."ĭavis, a self-described gang leader, had admitted in interviews and in his 2019 memoir, "Compton Street Legend," that he was in the Cadillac from which shots were fired at Shakur's vehicle. Johansson said detectives had pieced together most of the circumstances and people involved in the events that led to the shooting in the first few months of their investigation, but they long lacked admissible evidence to seek criminal charges. Members of both groups were in Las Vegas the night of the killing to attend a world heavyweight title boxing match between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon. Johansson said the violence at the MGM stemmed from animosity between two rival Los Angeles-area street gangs - the South Side Compton Crips, of which Duane was the reputed leader, and Mob Piru, with which Death Row Records and Knight were closely affiliated. Wallace, who performed as Notorious B.I.G., had become embroiled in an escalating East Coast-West Coast rap feud before his death, and his killing was rumoured to have been a possible act of retaliation for Shakur's murder months earlier. The three others in the Cadillac with Davis are all since deceased.Ī rival "gangsta" rap star from the New York-based record label Bad Boy Entertainment, Christopher Wallace, was shot to death in Los Angeles in March 1997 in a murder that still remains unsolved. Knight, who was grazed in the head by a bullet fragment but suffered only minor injuries, was sent to prison the following month for violating terms of his probation in a previous assault case when he was caught taking part in the MGM melee.Īuthorities did not say who actually fired the gun at Shakur. Shakur, struck four times, died in a hospital six days later at the age of 25. PDT.When Davis and the others caught up to Shakur and Knight's vehicle, shots were fired from the Cadillac into the passenger side of the BMW. ![]() A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Southern Nye County, including Amargosa Valley and Lathrop Wells, until 3:45 p.m. Many flooded streets reported in the Pahrump area. People are encouraged not to travel and avoid Highway 160, Calvada Boulevard, Dandelion Street, and Homestead Road. PDT.Īll county offices in Pahrump and Town of Pahrump offices are closed for the remainder of the business day Monday to the public due to heavy flooding at various government facilities and on roadways. Please remember most flood deaths occur in vehicles, NEVER drive across flooded roads! /BF0zdvilOS- Dani Beckstrom July 26, 2021Ī Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Central Inyo County, including Death Valley, until 5:15 p.m. Flash Flood Warning in place for another hour with a rain gauge in the area measuring close to 2” since 11AM. Radar is finally starting to dry out in Pahrump but the flood threat remains. ![]()
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