Computer hard drives and photos of possible suspects linked to the shooting death of Tupac Shakur were among items seized by investigators at a raid on a Las Vegas-area home Monday, officials announced.
Police executed a search warrant at the Henderson home which is connected to the legendary rapper’s murder nearly 30 years ago, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said.
Items seized by police also included magazine articles and photos, an official familiar with the case told ABC News.
The photos, dating back to the 1990s, show people who at the time were believed to be connected to gangs or gang activity and may be directly or indirectly connected to the 1996 slaying, the official said.
Copies of the book “Compton Street Legend” by Duane Keith Davis — aka Keffe D — were also taken by police, the official said.
Davis has claimed to be one of two eyewitnesses to the drive-by shooting and the house which was raided belonged to his wife, according to public records.
The official told ABC News the raid was considered a success, although detectives are doubtful any of the items will provide a direct link to Tupac’s killing. Henderson is about 16 miles away from the Strip, where the shooting took place.
It has long been debated whether the cold-blooded murder of Tupac was related to the Bloods and Crips gang wars which raged in Los Angeles at the time, which the rapper had been dragged into.
Shakur was riding in the passenger seat of a BMW driven by notorious rap producer Marion “Suge” Knight after a boxing match when a white Cadillac pulled alongside their vehicle on the night of Sept. 7. 1996.
The occupants of the Cadillac rolled down their windows and opened fire on the men, hitting Shakur three times in the chest and also striking Knight. Shakur was pronounced dead six days later at just 25 years old.
No arrests were ever made over the shooting.
Investigators believe the most likely suspect in the shooting — Orlando ‘Baby Lane’ Anderson — is already dead, having been killed in a separate shooting two years after Shakur was killed.
The current investigation could determine who was in the car with the gunman at the time of the drive-by, leading to someone being charged as an accomplice, officials said.
The case is currently being presented to a Las Vegas grand jury, but an official told ABC News charges are not expected anytime soon and any indictment could be months away.
Authorities stepped up their investigation into the cold case in 2018 after the Netflix released its documentary “Unsolved: The Tupac and Biggie murders” and the 2019 release of Davis’ book “Compton Street Legend,” the official said.
Shakur, a six-time Grammy nominee who is one of the most influential rappers of all time. He sold more than 75 million records worldwide during his lifetime and was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
SOURCE: New york post
