LAS VEGAS (NEWSnet/AP) — Las Vegas police confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the Sept. 7, 1996, killing of Tupac Shakur.

Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was 25.

No arrests have ever been made; although public attention has endured.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that the search was conducted Monday in the nearby city of Henderson. Department spokesperson Aden OcampoGomez said in a brief phone call that he couldn't provide more details on the development.

Nevada does not have a time limit for prosecuting homicide cases.

Largely considered one of the most influential and versatile rappers of all time, the six-time Grammy Award -nominated Shakur has had five No. 1 albums and 21 Billboard Hot 100s.

In 2017, Shakur was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; and earlier this year received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Shakur was shot while sitting inside a black BMW with Marion “Suge” Knight, head of Death Row Records. Police have said the two were waiting at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip when a white Cadillac pulled up next to them and gunfire erupted. Shakur was rushed to a hospital, where he died six days later.

Las Vegas police said in the past that the investigation quickly stalled in part because witnesses refused to cooperate.

Shakur’s death came amid his public feud with rap rival the Notorious B.I.G., who also was fatally shot six months later.

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