Maurice Shakur Sues Keffe D in Tupac Wrongful Death Case

Maurice Shakur, stepbrother of the late rapper Tupac Shakur and administrator of their stepfather Mutulu Shakur's estate, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court against Duane "Keffe D" Davis and 99 unnamed defendants, alleging a broader conspiracy behind the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed the hip-hop icon.

Tupac Shakur, 25, was fatally shot four times on September 7, 1996, while riding in a BMW convoy on the Las Vegas Strip near the MGM Grand Hotel and Caesars Palace. A white Cadillac pulled alongside the vehicle, and gunfire erupted from inside. Shakur died six days later in a hospital. The killing stemmed from a gang-related altercation earlier that evening inside the MGM Grand, where Shakur and associates confronted Orlando Anderson, a Southside Crips member. Anderson, long suspected by some as the shooter, was killed in a separate shooting in 1998.

The lawsuit, seeking damages for Shakur's wrongful death, claims recent developments point to involvement beyond a simple retaliatory act. "Many individuals who were involved have long since passed away, while others have been hard to identify," the complaint states. "Yet, one thing is certain:...