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Legal issues
[edit]1995 wrongful death suit
[edit]In 1995, Onita Teal, mother of deceased 6-year old Qa'id Walker-Teal, filed a wrongful death suit against Shakur, who, she alleged, was indirectly responsible for Qa'id's 1992 death. On August 22, 1992, after performing at a Marin City, California outdoor festival, Shakur had been signing autographs and posing for photos for about an hour after the performance. According to Teal, angry youths assaulted Shakur and the rapper drew a legally carried Colt Mustang, but later dropped it on the ground. [1] When tensions arose, a member of Shakur's entourage, possibly his stepbrother Maurice "Mopreme Shakur" Harding, picked it up and shot three to six times over their heads.[1]
About 100 yards (90 meters) away in a schoolyard, Qa'id was fatally shot in the forehead. Police matched the bullet to a .38-caliber pistol registered to Shakur and, although his stepbrother Harding was arrested in suspicion of having fired the gun, no charges were filed. [2][3] Lack of witnesses stymied prosecution. Shakur was allegedly devastated by the boy's death and his lawyer described the festival as a "nasty situation".[1] The suit was eventually settled for about $300,000 to $500,000.[2][3] Shakur dedicated Something 2 Die 4 off his second studio album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... to Qa'id.
Weapons possession charges
[edit]On April 1994, Shakur was arrested in Hollywood on charges of carrying a concealed weapon inside his car after police stopped the car and found a loaded gun and less than half a gram of marijuana. The car's driver and Shakur's stepbrother Maurice "Mopreme" Harding was convicted of a misdemeanor and jailed.
- ^ a b c Minton, Torri. "Marin City Haunted By Boy's Shooting". SF Gate.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b "Marin slaying case against rapper opens". San Francisco Chronicle. November 3, 1995. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013.
- ^ a b "Settlement in Rapper's Trial for Boy's Death". San Francisco Chronicle. November 8, 1995. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013.