The Tupac Shakur murder case is brought to life again when Las Vegas police execute a search warrant

The still-unsolved Tupac Shakur murder mystery was revived — almost 30 years later after his 1996 career-peak murder — when law enforcement officers in Las Vegas, Nevada, executed a new search warrant on Monday.

On September 7, 1996, a gunman in a white Cadillac rolled up and shot Shakur four times while he was sitting in a black BMW with Marion “Suge” Knight, CEO of Death Row Records, at a traffic light in Las Vegas, reportedly escalating over a Death Row Records medallion and a brawl at the MGM Grand. However, Anderson was never convicted and there was insufficient evidence to close the case.

There is no time limit on prosecuting homicides in Nevada, and investigators have new evidence that could allow them to definitively solve the case and possibly explain who the driver and/or other suspects involved were.

On July 17, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) executed a search warrant and searched a home in Henderson. Video footage obtained by ABC News showed the moment police asked them to come out with their hands up.

The LVMPD only confirmed the execution of an arrest warrant and gave no further details. “LVMPD can confirm that a search warrant was served on July 17, 2023 in Henderson, Nevada, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of Tupac Shakur. We will have no further comment at this time,” Las Vegas Police said in a statement.

The search was conducted around 10 p.m. local time and police were assisted at the scene by a Las Vegas Metro SWAT officer. ABC News reports that the scene was described as noisy and police used bullhorns and lights.

No charges have yet been filed and investigations are likely to drag on for weeks or months. Investigators generally believe the gunman is likely dead, as he was killed in another shooting just two years after the Las Vegas driveby that claimed Shakur’s life.

The current investigation could lead to finding out who was in the car with the shooter when the shots that killed Tupac were fired. This could result in someone being charged as an accomplice. However, the official points out that no fee decisions have been made yet.

Tupac Shakur’s influence on hip-hop and weed

Shakur’s rebellious nature and overall influence on hip-hop are legendary, especially considering he was doing it all before his death at the age of 25 – with five number one albums topping the Billboard 200, three other top five albums, one diamond-winning album and chart-topping songs. He has also been nominated for six Grammy Awards and is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Also known as 2Pac and Makavelli, Shakur flourished as an actor (Nothing But Trouble, Poetic Justice, Above the Rim, Juice).

Chronic, of course, went hand in hand with the gangsta rap of the time, and Shakur’s preferred form was a blunt. In a video tutorial, Shakur demonstrated how to roll a blunt and beamed as he talked about his favorite herb. “We’ve got to keep everything natural, right?” Shakur said, making a canoe shape with a blunt roller. “Once you break it all down like that, you get it all right. Use your fingers like this. You can’t just drop out. That’s why we got sloppy blunts. You have to roll it like you’re rolling a joint. Connect it to the [ends]”

In the early ’90s, Snoop Dogg was naturally involved with rolling papers and other forms of smoking. But he did tell Howard Stern that it was Shakur who introduced him to his first blunt in the early ’90s. Last December, Snoop Dogg announced that Death Row Records, Shakur’s record label, would enter the cannabis business with Death Row Cannabis.