Defense: Ex-gang leader’s account of Tupac killing is fiction

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— LAS VEGAS >> The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client’s accounts of the killing are fiction and prosecutors lack key evidence to obtain a murder conviction.

Reading Eagle—Ex-gang leader’s account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says. By KEN RITTER (Associated Press) LAS VEGAS (AP) — The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client’s accounts of the killing are fiction and prosecutors lack key evidence to obtain a murder conviction. “He himself is […]

CNN—Gangs forced out Haiti’s government. This FBI ‘Most Wanted’ gang leader claims they’re liberating the country. Vitel’homme Innocent’s picture on the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” list of fugitives suggests a crazed man – eyes wide and wild, teeth bared. It’s the photo you might expect for a gang leader accused of destabilizing a nation, who claims to be under divine protection and who has a $2 million bounty on his head for alleged kidnappings. In person, he projects a different image, at least to guests. Powerful, yes, surrounded by armed acolytes who jump at his glance – but also carefully solicitous, with a...

The Washington Times—U.S. airstrike targeting al Qaeda leader in Syria killed a farmer, American military says. A U.S. airstrike in Syria in May 2023 that was targeting an al Qaeda leader killed an innocent civilian instead, U.S. Central Command said Thursday, confirming early reports from residents and family members shortly after the attack.