Man, 60, charged with murdering rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996

Tupac Shakur was killed in 1996 (Lewis Whyld/PA)

One of the last living witnesses to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas has been charged with murder.

The arrest represents a long-awaited break in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since the hip-hop star was killed on the Las Vegas Strip 27 years ago.