Las Vegas police issue search warrant in Tupac murder investigation

A police spokesperson was unable to provide further details into the search, which was executed earlier this week.

July 19, 2023
Las Vegas police issue search warrant in Tupac murder investigation Tupac Shakur in a scene from the film Gridlock'd', 1997.   Photo by Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images

Police investigating the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur have confirmed that they have served a search warrant this week. The Las Vegas metropolitan police department said the search was completed on Monday (July 17) in the city of Henderson. It is not yet known what they were looking for, or if they were successful.

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In a statement to CBS News, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said, “LVMPD can confirm a search warrant was served in Henderson, Nevada, on July 17, 2023, as part of the ongoing Tupac Shakur homicide investigation. We will have no further comment at this time.”

No arrests have ever been made into the death of Shakur, who was shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996. The state of Nevada does not have a statute of limitations on homicide cases.

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Las Vegas police issue search warrant in Tupac murder investigation