when was tupac shot

Tupac Shakur was shot on the night of September 7, 1996, in a drive‑by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Quick Scoop

• The shooting happened at about 11:15 p.m. while Tupac was in a car stopped at a red light near East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas.

• He was 25 years old at the time and was hit multiple times by gunfire from a passing vehicle.

• Tupac died six days later, on September 13, 1996, from the injuries he sustained in the shooting.

Many discussions online still revisit that night in Las Vegas, treating it as one of hip‑hop’s most haunting and debated moments.

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