Tupac's Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Tupac Shakur's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in an attempt to learn more about the iconic rapper's death.

It's almost 30 years since Tupac was killed in Las Vegas, US, and details about his death remain debated to this day.

It took over two decades for Duane "Keefe D" Davis to be arrested for Tupac's murder, back in 2023, and Davis is still awaiting trial.

In the meantime, attorneys for Maurice Shakur, Tupac's stepbrother, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles (as per Rolling Stone).

The lawsuit alleges there was a “complex conspiracy to murder Tupac that involved much more than mere retaliation for a prior altercation.”

“Many individuals who were involved have long since passed way, while others have been hard to identify,” the lawsuit states. “Yet, one thing is certain: there remain individuals who were involved in Tupac’s murder who, for 30 years, have not been held accountable for their crimes. This action seeks to change that and to recover damages for the wrongful death of Tupac.”

The lawsuit cites both recent grand jury testimony connected to Davis' arrest, as well as the recent Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which features a recording from a police interview where Davis purportedly claims that Combs offered him $1 million to murder Tupac. (The allegation has been denied by Combs, who claimed the Netflix doco was a “shameful hit piece.”)

The lawsuit lists 99 unnamed co-conspirators Tupac's family wish to gather information on through the discovery process.

“While the investigation and public record have revealed the names of certain individuals who may have participated in or facilitated the murder,” the complaint states, “the specific nature and extent of each individual’s involvement—and the identities of additional individuals who may have participated in planning, financing, directing, or carrying out the conspiracy—remain unknown.”

This new lawsuit is separate from the criminal case against Davis, whose trial is scheduled to begin this August.