Michael Sanft, attorney for defendant in Tupac murder trial has died, friend says

Michael Sanft, the trial lawyer who represented the man accused in the killing of Tupac Shakur, has died, a friend confirmed Friday.

Michael Sloan said Sanft’s body was found at home Friday morning.

“He was one of my best friends and one of the best human beings I knew,” said Sloan, a Clark County District Court marshal who rode motorcycles with Sanft.

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