说唱巨星图帕克·沙库尔于1996年9月7日在拉斯维加斯遭枪杀，年仅25岁[1]。近日，被控策划这起枪击事件的杜安·戴维斯（现年63岁）在拉斯维加斯开始陪审团审判[2]。戴维斯于2023年被逮捕，对谋杀罪指控表示不认罪，审判预期持续约一个月[2]。
案发当晚，唱片业大亨马里昂·"苏格"·奈特驾驶一辆黑色宝马轿车，沙库尔坐在车中[1][2]。奈特在枪击中受伤但幸存[1]。检察官指控戴维斯因其侄子奥兰多·"婴儿巷"·安德森遭沙库尔殴打而策划报复[2]。戴维斯在自传《康普顿街传奇》中详述了该事件的经过，这部著作的出版导致案件在2019年重启调查[2]。法庭将通过证人证词和戴维斯的自传来证明其角色，但可能无法确定真正的枪手[2]。沙库尔的音乐作品在全球销售超过7500万张唱片[2]。
Legendary rap artist Tupac Shakur was shot and killed in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996, at the age of 25.[1] Nearly three decades later, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, now 63, faced trial on charges of organizing the drive-by shooting.[2] Davis was arrested in 2023 and has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.[1][2]
The shooting occurred when Shakur was traveling in a black BMW driven by Marion "Suge" Knight, the co-founder of Death Row Records, who was also wounded but survived the attack.[2] Three other passengers in the vehicle—Orlando Anderson, Diandra Smith, and Terry Brown—were also present that night.[1] According to prosecutors, Davis orchestrated the attack as retaliation after Shakur had assaulted Davis's nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson.[2]
The case was reopened for investigation in 2019 after Davis began publicly discussing his involvement, including details he disclosed in his autobiography, "Compton Street Legend."[2] The trial was expected to last approximately one month, though authorities acknowledged they may be unable to definitively identify the actual shooter despite presenting witness testimony and Davis's own account.[2] Shakur's legacy remains significant, with global record sales exceeding 75 million copies.[2]