News of February 27, 1997
Two Witnesses from Tupac's Convoy: Police Reportedly Never Followed Up
A bodyguard and a rapper from the car behind Tupac said they saw the attackers. When police questioned them in March, it led nowhere.
In late February 1997, two men from Tupac’s convoy spoke out in the Los Angeles Times: bodyguard Frank Alexander and rapper Malcolm Greenidge (E.D.I. Mean). They had been sitting in the car directly behind the BMW and said they had seen the attackers and told police so on the night of the crime. They said they were never asked to view photos of suspects.
“Even Inspector Clouseau”
Richard Fischbein, attorney for Afeni Shakur, scoffed that even Inspector Clouseau would have offered the two a lineup long ago. Police disputed the account, but spoke of a possible breakthrough. According to the Las Vegas Sun, Greenidge had seen four men drive by in a white Cadillac, but not the shooter himself.
In March, Las Vegas investigators traveled to Southern California. Alexander viewed photos and recognized no one, Greenidge stated he had not seen the shooter, and refused to look at any pictures. More on this in the magazine: Two Witnesses, Two Versions.
Frank Alexander: Tupac's Bodyguard in His Final YearE.D.I. Mean (Malcolm Greenidge)Afeni Shakur: Panther, Mother, Keeper of the Estate