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[Male Reporter]

At 12:25am Wednesday, Tupac was on his way into a
Time Square building
to record at an eight floor studio to record with another rapper
But in the lobby Shakur was shot several times including two
graze wounds to the head
Tupac's lawyers said the attack appeared to be a setup

[Female Reporter]

Against doctors orders Tupac Shakur checked himself out of
the hospital
less than 24 hours after being shot 5 times on the way
into a Manhattan recording studio

[Male Reporter]

Tupac Shakur secures one clean legal victory this year
as he's dismissed of assault charges brought against him when
he allegedly shot
at two off-duty Atlantic cops on Halloween last year.
The case was dismissed due to insufficient evidence

[Male Reporter]

More controvery surrounding Tupac Shakur ...

[Female Reporter]

Meanwhile, in Tupac news, at about 6:45 tonight,
Shakur may have lowered his own chances of surviving the attack,
by checking himself out of the hospital, that probably saved his life

[Male Reporter]

Tupac Shakur checked into the Metropolitan hospital yesterday
under an assumed name,
his lawyers said that he had connections, but wouldn't say
what kind,
that could provide top notch security for the injured rap star

[Female Reporter]

Shakur underwent surgery today ...

[Male Reporter]

The shooting of Tupac Shakur here in New York city once again
underscores that violence that has surrounded this man since
he shot
to superstardom in the world of music and entertainment

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