Nevada police has confirmed it searched a house in connection with the unsolved 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, who was shot dead in Las Vegas.
In a press release, the The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said it "can confirm a search warrant was served in Henderson, Nevada on July 17, 2023, as part of the ongoing Tupac Shakur homicide investigation."
No additional information regarding who owned the house or what led police to conduct the search was given.
Shakur was shot in a drive-by shooting on 13 September 1996 and died in a hospital six days later at the age of 25.
A person holds a picture of Rapper Tupac Shakur next to his star during its posthumous unveiling ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 7, 2023.
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No arrests have ever been made in the case.
The home that was searched is less than 20 miles (32km) from the Las Vegas strip where Shakur was shot four times while sitting inside a black car waiting at a red light.
Shakur was accompanied by Marion "Surge" Knight, head of Death Row Records, when a white Cadillac is said to have pulled up next to their vehicle and opened fire.
Las Vegas Police Lt Jason Johansson informed the Las Vegas Review that detectives were working on the cold case once more.
A mural dedicated to Tupac Shakur
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He said: "It's a case that's gone unsolved and hopefully one day we can change that."
The award-winning rapper, activist and actor was posthumously honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
Performing under the moniker of 2Pac, Shakur released his debut album in 1991 and later had five No. 1 albums: Me Against the World (1995), All Eyez on Me (1996), and three posthumous releases: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (1996), Until the End of Time (2001) and Loyal to the Game (2004).
The six-time Grammy Award nominated artists was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by Snoop Dogg in 2017.
2Pac secured 21 Billboard Hot 100's, including top 10 hits Dear Mama, Old School, and How Do U Want It/Califorina Love featuring K-Ci and JoJo.
Tupac Shakur in the Baltimore School of Arts 1988 yearbook
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The rapper's on-demand video and audio streams has surpassed 10 billion.
Investigations over the years have returned regularly to a brawl involving Shakur and his entourage at the MGM Grand Hotel after a boxing match.
Speculation over the hip-hop icon's death has spurred books, documentaries, television series, and films.
The police department has previously cited a lack of cooperation from those close who were close to Shakur as a hindrance to its investigation.