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Anderson died on May 29, 1998, at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in [[Willowbrook, California]], after he was shot in the chest during a gang-related shootout in Compton.[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1433985/.jhtml Tupac Murder Suspect Orlando Anderson Dead] MTV News, 1 June 1998, Retrieved 12 October 2019[https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2000/jan/09/life1.lifemagazine4 Life and death in South Central LA] News The Observer, Saturday 8 January 2000{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-tupacorlando8jun0801-story.html|title=Gang killer challenges state drive-by shooting law|first=Los Angeles|last=Times|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2001-06-08}} Brennan would later state Anderson’s murder was due to a disagreement over drug money with a rival gang and was not related to the Shakur case.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99eLVRrW8CM]
Anderson died on May 29, 1998, at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in [[Willowbrook, California]], after he was shot in the chest during a gang-related shootout in Compton.[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1433985/.jhtml Tupac Murder Suspect Orlando Anderson Dead] MTV News, 1 June 1998, Retrieved 12 October 2019[https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2000/jan/09/life1.lifemagazine4 Life and death in South Central LA] News The Observer, Saturday 8 January 2000{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-tupacorlando8jun0801-story.html|title=Gang killer challenges state drive-by shooting law|first=Los Angeles|last=Times|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2001-06-08}} Brennan would later state Anderson’s murder was due to a disagreement over drug money with a rival gang and was not related to the Shakur case.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99eLVRrW8CM]
On May 29, 1998, Anderson spotted two members of the Corner Poccet gang called Michael Stone and Jerry Stone. Seeing this, he pulled over to the car wash and confronted them. As tempers quickly rose, a shootout occurred and all 3 men were hit; Jerry Stone, Michael Stone, and Orlando Anderson. {{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Jim |date=2022-06-09 |title=Orlando Anderson – “the man who shot Tupac” |url=https://history.hiphop/orlando-anderson-the-man-who-shot-tupac/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=The Hip Hop Museum |language=en-US}}
On May 29, 1998, Anderson spotted two members of the Corner Poccet gang called Michael Stone and Jerry Stone. Seeing this, he pulled over to the car wash and confronted them. As tempers quickly rose, a shootout occurred and all 3 men were hit; Jerry Stone, Michael Stone, and Orlando Anderson. {{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Jim |date=2022-06-09 |title=Orlando Anderson – “the man who shot Tupac” |url=https://history.hiphop/orlando-anderson-the-man-who-shot-tupac/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=The Hip Hop Museum |language=en-US}}
Anderson was taken to [[Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital|Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, Willowbrook]], but was pronounced dead shortly after. Jerry and Michael Stone also died. Michael Reed Dorrough was the only person to survive, and he was subsequently charged and convicted for all three homicides. {{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Jim |date=2022-06-09 |title=Orlando Anderson – “the man who shot Tupac” |url=https://history.hiphop/orlando-anderson-the-man-who-shot-tupac/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=The Hip Hop Museum |language=en-US}}
Anderson was taken to [[Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital|Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital, Willowbrook]], but was pronounced dead shortly after. Jerry and Michael Stone also died. Michael Reed Dorrough was the only person to survive, and he was subsequently charged and convicted for all three homicides. {{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Jim |date=2022-06-09 |title=Orlando Anderson – “the man who shot Tupac” |url=https://history.hiphop/orlando-anderson-the-man-who-shot-tupac/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=The Hip Hop Museum |language=en-US}}
Prime suspect in the murder of Tupac Shakur (1974–1998)
Orlando Tive “Baby Lane” Anderson (August 13, 1974 – May 29, 1998) was an American gang member who is considered the prime suspect in the murder of Tupac Shakur. Anderson belonged to the California-based gang known as the South Side Compton Crips.[1] Detective Tim Brennan of the Compton Police Department filed an affidavit naming Anderson as a suspect; he denied involvement and was never charged. Anderson was shot and killed in an unrelated gang shootout at the age of 23 in 1998.
Early life[edit]
Orlando Tive Anderson was born on August 13 1974, in an African American household in Compton, California. He had a secure childhood as he lived with his grandparents, after his parents split up. His mother worked 12 hour shifts as a bookkeeper, to support her children.[2]
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