He was shot four times, twice in the chest. Once on the arm and once on the thigh. As stated by MTV News staff, Rapper Tupac Shakur Gunned Down on September 13, 1996, MTV News staff states: “The shooting took place Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. The shooting occurred when the car stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane. Tupac was shot multiple times with a .40 caliber pistol. Shakur spent weeks in the hospital on a ventilator in critical condition. Six days after death