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Orlando Anderson

Orlando Tive "Baby Lane" Anderson (August 13, 1974 – May 29, 1998) was an American gang member suspected in the murder of Tupac Shakur. Anderson had alleged affiliations to the California-based gang known as the South Side Compton Crips. Detective Tim Brennan of the Compton Police Department filed an affidavit naming Anderson as a suspect; he denied involvement and was never charged. Anderson's uncle, Duane Keith Davis, was charged with Shakur's murder on September 29, 2023.

Anderson was shot and killed in an unrelated gang shootout in May 1998, at the age of 23.

Orlando Tive Anderson was born on August 13, 1974, in Compton, California. He was raised primarily by his grandparents, after his parents separated. His mother worked as a bookkeeper to support the family.

At 16, Anderson joined the Southside Compton Crips.

Anderson attended Taft High School and later graduated from Manuel Dominguez High School. During high school, he met Rasheena Smith; the couple had three children.

In July 1996, Anderson was involved in an altercation at Lakewood Mall, where he and several associates allegedly assaulted Trevon Lane, an employee of Death Row Records, and attempted to steal his Death Row medallion. Rivalry between the South Side Compton Crips and Death Row Records associates (who were largely affiliated with the Mob Piru was a known catalyst for the tension.

On September 7, 1996, after the Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson fight at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, Lane spotted Anderson in the hotel lobby and informed Shakur. Security footage captured Shakur and his entourage attacking Anderson. The shooting of Shakur occurred approximately three hours later.

In the immediate aftermath, Las Vegas MPD homicide detective Lt. Larry Spinosa told the media that Anderson was not a suspect at that time. However, Anderson was later named as a primary suspect in affidavits filed by Compton police. He denied involvement in an interview with Vibe and told the Los Angeles Times in 1997 that he was a fan of Shakur.

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