Tupac Shakur was shot on September 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas while stopped at a red light. The shooting involved a white Cadillac from which shots were fired at the car carrying Tupac and Suge Knight. Tupac was hit by four bullets and died six days later from his injuries
. The main suspects have long been linked to gang rivalry between the Bloods (Tupac's affiliation) and the Crips. Orlando Anderson, a member of the Southside Crips and nephew of Duane "Keffe D" Davis, was suspected of being involved in the shooting after a brawl earlier that night between Tupac and Anderson at a casino
. Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis, Anderson's uncle and a former gang leader, was arrested in 2023 and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Tupac's killing. Davis admitted in interviews and his memoir that he was in the white Cadillac during the shooting and that his nephew Orlando Anderson fired the shots. Davis is described by authorities as the ringleader who planned the attack and provided the gun
. In summary, Tupac Shakur was shot by Orlando Anderson, with Duane "Keffe D" Davis implicated as the organizer and accomplice in the murder. Both Anderson and Davis were involved in the gang-related retaliation that led to Tupac's death
