murder of Tupac Shakur
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The murder of Tupac Shakur was the still-unsolved 1996 drive-by shooting of the influential West Coast rapper, widely seen as a pivotal and symbolic moment in the East Coast–West Coast hip hop conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drive-by shooting
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murder ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Mike Tyson vs Bruce Seldon boxing match NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedVenue | MGM Grand Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | West Coast hip hop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wounds ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1996-09-07 ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Saturday ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1996-09-13 ⓘ |
| driverOfVictimVehicle | Suge Knight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | murder of The Notorious B.I.G. ⓘ |
| genreContext | hip hop ⓘ |
| hospital | University Medical Center of Southern Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnCulture |
heightened public awareness of hip hop feuds
ⓘ
increased mythologizing of Tupac Shakur ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unsolved at time of killing ⓘ |
| location |
Las Vegas
NERFINISHED
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Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international news coverage ⓘ |
| method | drive-by shooting ⓘ |
| near | Las Vegas Strip NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorStatus | unidentified at time of killing ⓘ |
| policeJurisdiction | Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1994 Quad Studios shooting of Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
pivotal moment in hip hop history
ⓘ
symbolic moment in East Coast–West Coast conflict ⓘ |
| street | East Flamingo Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about hip hop and crime
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numerous documentaries ⓘ true crime television programs ⓘ |
| timeOfShooting | approximately 23:15 PDT ⓘ |
| vehicleOfVictim | BMW 750iL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victim | Tupac Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimAffiliation | Death Row Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimAge | 25 ⓘ |
| victimBirthName | Tupac Amaru Shakur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimDateOfBirth | 1971-06-16 ⓘ |
| victimDiedIn | hospital ⓘ |
| victimProfession |
actor
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rapper ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| victimStageName | 2Pac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | firearm ⓘ |
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