Tupac's family files wrongful death lawsuit in LA

The article notes that, after several delays, Davis's murder trial is due to commence in August; Davis has pleaded not guilty.

The suit was filed by Tupac's brother Maurice Shakur as administrator of Tupac's estate, seeking unspecified damages and asking for discovery to identify the individuals who participated in planning, financing, directing, or carrying out the conspiracy; the complaint names Davis as the main defendant with unnamed co-conspirators and cites new sources of information, including grand jury transcripts and Netflix interviews.

The Netflix documentary Sean Combs: The Reckoning was released in November 2025 and includes tapes of a police interview in which Davis claims Combs offered him $1 million to murder Shakur; Combs has denied involvement and called the documentary a 'hit piece'.

Davis, described as a former leader of the South Side Crips, was charged with murder in September 2023; prosecutors described him as the on-ground, on-site commander who ordered the death; the three men in the car with him have since died.

Tupac Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by attack in Las Vegas in September 1996 and died six days later.