News of September 10, 1996
"Nobody Is Telling Us Anything": Las Vegas Police Complain About Silence
Hundreds of witnesses at the intersection, hardly any statements: Three days after Tupac was shot, investigators lamented his circle's silence.
While surgeons removed Tupac’s right lung, investigators made little progress. “Nobody is telling us anything,” the Los Angeles Times quoted Sergeant Kevin Manning of the Las Vegas police on September 10, 1996. The shooting had taken place at one of the city’s busiest intersections, in front of hundreds of potential witnesses. According to Manning, the companions from Tupac’s convoy proved to be the most tight-lipped.
Scuffle Outside the Clinic
On the evening of September 9, the situation outside University Medical Center escalated: gang unit officers, who were patrolling there out of concern over retaliation, handcuffed four friends of Tupac. They allegedly pushed the officers; the police later spoke of a misunderstanding.
Suge Knight did not appear for questioning with the homicide division until the evening of September 11, accompanied by three attorneys. After about an hour, it was over. He said nothing that helped, Manning explained. How the silence affected the case is shown in The Investigation.