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‘Elated and relieved' family of Tupac Shakur releases statement
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk Jonathan Lloyd , as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· September 1, 2026
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The family of Tupac Shakur expressed elation and relief in a statement issued after the conviction of a former Los Angeles gang leader in the rap icon’s 1996 drive-by shooting death in Las Vegas. After just a few hours of deliberations, jurors returned a conviction on a first-degree murder charge...
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Key points After just a few hours of deliberations, jurors returned a conviction on a first-degree murder charge... The family of Tupac Shakur expressed elation and relief in a statement issued after the conviction of a former Los Angeles gang leader in the rap icon’s 1996 drive-by shooting death in Las Vegas. More Local Today’s briefing Local events
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What is this story about? The family of Tupac Shakur expressed elation and relief in a statement issued after the conviction of a former Los Angeles gang leader in the rap icon’s 1996 drive-by shooting death in Las Vegas. After just a few hours of deliberations, jurors returned a conviction on a first-degree murder charge...
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