By Jack Queen Aug 17 (Reuters) - A former street gang leader orchestrated the 1996 drive-by shooting of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in retribution for the beating of his nephew, a prosecutor told jurors during opening statements in a murder trial tied to a long-unsolved crime that became a seminal moment in rap history.

A Las Vegas police officer and Marine veteran was fatally shot responding to a suspected gunman waving a firearm at a business on East Tropicana Avenue.

Las Vegas police investigate reports of gunfire inside a business on Casino Center Boulevard. Responding officers found no victims or active scene.

Opening statements have begin at a Las Vegas courthouse in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur

In an email to Channel 13, the City of Las Vegas confirmed public works deputy director Matthew Meyer would resign from his role, effective September 8.

Police in California have arrested a 16-year-old from Las Vegas in connection with a fatal shooting near the Santa Monica pier that happened earlier this week.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The identity of a second Las Vegas Metro police officer involved in a deadly shooting on Tuesday was released. Officer Enrique Molinet, 29, was identified as the second officer involved in the Aug.

Some of Tupac Shakur’s relatives left a Las Vegas courtroom before autopsy photos were shown, while others remained during testimony in Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ m