Trial Opens for Ex Gang Leader Charged with Tupac Shakur's 1996 Murder The high profile trial of Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, a former gang leader charged with murdering rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996, has opened in Los Angeles.
The case is expected to draw widespread media attention, and local businesses and residents are bracing for the potential impact on their community.
How a High Profile Trial Can Impact Local Communities The trial's proximity to Anderson's neighborhood in Compton, where Shakur was shot after attending a boxing match in Las Vegas, has already taken on a local dimension.