A man has been charged in Las Vegas with the m¥rd£r of rapper Tupac Shakur.
The hip-hop star – regarded as one of the most influential rappers of all time – was shôt d£ad in the Nevada city in 1996.
However, his shöôter has never been identified, and the case has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since.
According to Sky News, a Nevada grand jury has now indicted 60-year-old Duane “Keffe D” Davis on a charge of m¥rd£r with use of a de£adly w£apön.
He is the uncle of Orlando Anderson – one of Tupac’s known rivals – who authorities have long suspected in the rapper’s d£ath.
Mr Anderson, who is said to have been involved in a casino brawl involving Tupac and his associates on the night of the star’s d£ath, denied any involvement in the rapper’s k#lling at the time.
He d#ed two years later in an unrelated gang shöôting.
Mr Davis admitted in interviews and his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” that he was in the car allegedly used in the shöôting.
At the time of his d£ath, Tupac was one of the leading figures in the West Coast hip-hop scene, with hits including “California Love” and “Dear Mama”.
Tupac d#ed after being shöt multiple times. He was 25 at the time.
Until Friday, there had never been any arrests in the case.
In July, police searched a property which public records, including voting records, linked to the wife of Mr Davis.
At the time, police confirmed officers had served a search warrant in Henderson, a city near Las Vegas.
Police were looking for items “concerning the m¥rder of Tupac Shakur,” according to the search warrant.
However, the department did not release any other details, including where officers were searching and whether they expected to make an arrest.
The Associated Press (AP), which first reported the arrest of Mr Davis off the back of information from two unnamed sources, said Mr Davis had not responded to multiple phone and text messages from the press agency seeking comment since the raid in July.
