# Gang leader masterminded Tupac's killing, prosecutor tells jury

https://mins.news/en/item/25092

- France 24, 2026-08-18 11:52 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260818-gang-leader-masterminded-tupac-s-killing-prosecutor-tells-jury

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

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