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

Rapper Tupac Shakur was killed in 1996 (AP Photo/Frank Wiese/File)

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

The charges represent a long-awaited breakthrough in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since the hip-hop star was killed.