The police in Las Vegas have charged a man with the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur after nearly three decades later.
The hip-hop legend was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. Since then, the identity of his killer has been a mystery. Tupac Shakur was only 25 years old at the time.
On Friday however, a man named Duane “Keffe D” Davis was indicted by a grand jury in Nevada on one count of murder with a deadly weapon.
Prosecutor Marc DiaGiacomo has called Davis as the “on-ground, on-site commander” who “ordered the death” of Shakur.
According to CBS News, Davis, 60, was arrested this morning whilst walking near his home, the prosecutor added.
Shakur died on 13 September 1996, a week after he was shot four times in his car while waiting at a red light.
The death of the rapper, one of the most acclaimed in hip-hop, has inspired several documentaries.
At the time of his death Tupac Shakur was embroiled in a feud with rap rival Biggie Smalls. Biggie himself was shot and killed six months later in March 1997.
Shakur had been signed to Los Angeles-based Death Row Record. He sold more than 75 million records worldwide. He also enjoyed chart success with hits such as California Love, All Eyez On Me and Changes.
In June this year Shakur received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
