The investigation into Tupac’s murder expands as the family file attempts to uncover an alleged network of conspiracies

Tupac Shakur’s half-brother, Maurice “Mopreme” Shakur, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court against Duane “Keefe D” Davis and a group of unnamed defendants, alleging a broader conspiracy in the rap icon’s 1996 murder.

The civil complaint comes as Davis—the only person criminally charged in the case—awaits trial later this year. He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges and is scheduled to stand trial in August.

In a filing issued Wednesday, Maurice Shakur argued that recent developments, including grand jury materials and documentaries, have given rise to new leads indicating that other individuals may have been involved in planning or executing the attack.

Tupac Shakur was shot on September 7, 1996, while driving a BMW along the Las Vegas Strip. A white Cadillac pulled up next to the vehicle, and a gunman opened fire, hitting the rapper several times. He later died from his injuries, and the case remained unsolved for decades.

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The lawsuit names Davis and “John Does 1 to 100,” described as individuals who may have participated in funding, directing or carrying out the alleged conspiracy. The filing seeks damages and aims to identify and hold the parties involved accountable.

“For the first time in nearly 30 years, the threads are starting to come together,” the complaint says, while acknowledging that some witnesses or potential suspects have died or remain unidentified.

A significant breakthrough came in 2023 when Las Vegas authorities indicted Davis, citing statements from his 2019 memoir Compton Street Legend, in which he placed himself at the scene of the crime. Prosecutors accused him of orchestrating the attack in retaliation for an earlier argument.

With criminal proceedings and a new civil lawsuit underway, the case is entering a new phase of legal scrutiny nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur’s death.