Orlando Anderson

Orlando Tive "Baby Lane" Anderson (August 13, 1974 – May 29, 1998) was an American gang member and suspected murderer. Anderson had alleged affiliations to the California-based gang known as the South Side Compton Crips. He is suspected to have been the gunman that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas. Detective Tim Brennan of the Compton Police Department filed an affidavit naming Anderson as a suspect; he denied involvement and was never charged.

Anderson was shot and killed in an unrelated gang shootout in May 1998, at the age of 23. Anderson's uncle, Duane Keith Davis, was charged with orchestrating Shakur's murder on September 29, 2023, and later found guilty in 2026. Davis named Anderson as the shooter in multiple interviews.

Early life and education 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. 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.

In 1997, Shakur's mother Afeni Shakur filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Anderson. The legal battle was reportedly settled shortly before Anderson's death in 1998.

On September 29, 2023, Anderson's uncle, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, was arrested and indicted for the murder of Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors allege that Davis provided the firearm used in the shooting and that Anderson was one of the individuals in the vehicle from which the shots were fired and he was sitting at the right side from the backseat which the shots were fired. On August 31, Davis was found guilty of murder; he will be sentenced on October 13.

Death On May 29, 1998, Anderson was involved in a shootout at a car wash in Compton, California, following a dispute with rival gang members Michael and Jerry Stone. Anderson was struck in the chest and transported to Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Willowbrook, California, where he was pronounced dead.