Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas , Nevada , on September 7 , 1996 , and died six days later . Rumors of Wallace 's involvement with Shakur 's murder spread . In a 2002 '' Los Angeles Times '' series titled " Who Killed Tupac Shakur ? " , based on police reports and multiple sources , Chuck Philips reported that the shooting was carried out by a Compton gang , the Southside Crips , to avenge a beating by Shakur hours earlier , and that Wallace had paid for the gun . '' Los Angeles Times '' editor Mark Duvoisin wrote that " Philips ' story has withstood all challenges to its accuracy , ... and remains the definitive account of the Shakur slaying . " Wallace 's family denied the report , producing documents purporting to show that he was in New York and New Jersey at the time . However , '' The New York Times '' called the documents inconclusive , stating : The pages purport to be three computer printouts from Daddy 's House , indicating that Wallace was in the studio recording a song called '' Nasty Boy '' on the night Shakur was shot . They indicate that Wallace '' wrote half the session , '' was '' in and out/sat around '' and '' laid down a ref , '' shorthand for a reference vocal , the equivalent of a first take . But nothing indicates when the documents were created . And Louis Alfred , the recording engineer listed on the sheets , said in an interview that he remembered recording the song with Wallace in a late-night session , not during the day . He could not recall the date of the session but said it was likely not the night Shakur was shot . '' We would have heard about it '' , Mr. Alfred said . " Evans remembered her husband calling her on the night of Shakur 's death and crying from shock . She said : " I think it 's fair to say he was probably afraid , given everything that was going on at that time and all the hype that was put on this so-called beef that he did n't really have in his heart against anyone . " Wayne Barrow , Wallace 's co-manager at the time , said Wallace was recording the track " Nasty Girl " the night Shakur was shot . Shortly after Shakur 's death , he met with Snoop Dogg , who claimed that Wallace played the song " Somebody Got ta Die " for him , in which Snoop Dogg was mentioned , and declared he never hated Shakur
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