The Los Angeles Times continue their groundbreaking story on the death of rap artist Tupac Shakur that occurred six years ago. The article continues to detail the events they believe lead to Tupac’s death as well as the “costly missteps” the police committed while trying to solve the case. According to Mr. Phillips, the police did not follow up on the eye witness account of a white rented Cadillac very similar to the car that shots were fired from. The Las Vegas police discounted the earlier connection of the brawl in the MGM Grand when Tupac and his crew attacked Orlando Anderson also known as “Baby Lane”. Investigators said, “It appears to be just an individual who was walking through the MGM and got into an argument with Tupac…. He probably didn’t even know it was Tupac Shakur”, Sgt. Manning said to an interviewer.
“Tupac got the same treatment as any other homicide here,” said Sgt. Kevin Manning of the Las Vegas police department. “But you know what? We can’t do it alone. We rely on cooperative citizens to step forward and help us solve crimes. And in Tupac’s case, we got no cooperation whatsoever.” Although the Las Vegas police say they received little cooperation, witnesses say as soon as police hit the crime scene they alienated possible help. “The police shoved guns in our faces and threatened us,” said rapper E.D.I. Mean, who was in the car directly behind Shakur’s. “They made us lie face down in the middle of the street. Even after they realized we were telling the truth, they never apologized.” Six years later, the death of Tupac is still an unsolved mystery.
