# Tupac Shakur's accused killer was out for 'revenge', jury hears

https://mins.news/en/item/24780

- France 24, 2026-08-17 18:19 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260817-tupac-shakur-s-accused-killer-was-out-for-revenge-jury-hears

> Jurors were told Monday that rapper Tupac Shakur was killed in a gang-revenge act ordered by a mobster who later bragged about it. The highly anticipated US trial began 30 years after the murder.

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