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a FD-360 (Rev. §-8-31) a’) _ (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) (Mount Clipping in Space Below} eeemncamegee ey “rhe ALL INFORMATION IS UNC CONTAINED Date: q-1o- 49 Edition: tA TIMES Cheracter: or Classification: Submitting Office: LPS HERE ame ES ela tps ev AO WG Le SUS0u4 Man Named as Suspect in Death of Shakur Sues the Rapper's Estate wm Courts: Orlando Anderson _ Says he was assaulted by the star and others in a Las Vegas hotel hours before fatal shooting. By CHUCK PHILIPS TIMES STAFF WRITER s A reputed Los Angeles gang member once named by -police as a suspect.in the murder of Tupac Shakur has filed a lawsuit against the slain rap star's estate—a -year and a day after Shakur was gunned down. -Orlando Anderson's iawsuit contends that he was assaulted by the rapper and several Death Row Records employees in the lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas just hours before Shakur was gunned down, No arrests have been made. It is unusual for gang disputes to end up in civil lawsuits, but Anderson's action is particularly surprising because it could subject him to renewed scrutiny in connec- tion with Shakur’s death. Shakur, one of the brightest stars in rap and a budding actor, was fatally wounded just off the Las Vegas Strip by gunfire while ‘riding in a car driven by Death Row’ founder Marion “Suge” Knight. Ever since, there has been widespread speculation about the relationship between the killing and the MGM altercation. The. suit, filed late Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, also names Death Row and Knight as defendants, and alleges that Anderson suffered physical injuries and severe emotional and mental distress. Representatives for Shakur's estate and Death Row declined comment Tuesday. Please see SHAKUR, BS Rapper Tupac Shakur was gunned down. in Las Vegas in September 1996. tee te we eas : - FBI/B05