A man has been charged in Las Vegas with the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.

The hip-hop star – regarded as one of the most influential rappers of all time – was shôt dead in the Nevada city in 1996.

However, his shöôter has never been identified and the case has frustrated investigators.

According to Sky News, a Nevada grand jury has now indicted 60-year-old Duane “Keffe D” Davis on a charge of murder with use of a deeadly weapön.

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He is the uncle of Orlando Anderson – one of Tupac’s known rivals – who authorities have long suspected in the rapper’s death.

Mr Anderson, who is said to have been involved in a casino brawl involving Tupac and his associates on the night of the star’s death, denied any involvement in the rapper’s killing at the time.

He died two years later in an unrelated gang shöôting.

Mr Davis admitted in interviews and his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” that he was in the car allegedly used in the shooting.