Tupac Shakur Case Study

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Bullet fragments from the 1996 shooting involving Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight, are still reportedly lodged in Knight's skull. Back in 1996, Knight and Shakur were the victims of a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the shooting, Shakur was shot several times (which ultimately caused his death), and Knight was struck in his arm and another bullet grazed the mogul's skull. The fragments from the bullet that grazed Knight's skull have never been removed, and it seems Knight is refusing to allow doctors to remove the fragments. The mogul is currently on trial for murder, and he has been rushed to the hospital due to his medical issues. One medical issue in particular is, Knight has passed out several times in court, and the doctors believe the bullet fragments may be to blame. The doctors …show more content…

In March, Knight revealed to the judge that he is going blind. The mogul stated he has completely lost vision in one eye, and Knight claims he can barely see out of his other eye. To date, Knight has appeared in court wearing glasses due to his vision issues. Yesterday, Knight's attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the charges against the mogul, which include murder and attempted murder charges. His attorneys believe the prosecution have failed to prove that Knight was the driver of the vehicle that struck Terry Carter and Cle Sloan. As a result of the incident, Carter lost his life, but Sloan did not suffer life-threatening injuries. Last month, Sloan took the stand to testify against Knight but he refused to identity the mogul in court. The victim said that he knows Knight, but the man sitting in the courtroom did not look like Suge Knight. Even though Knight has been accused of hitting Sloan with his truck, the victim stated that he did not want to be responsible for sending Knight to