Original sentence: " The article also reported the involvement of East Coast rapper Biggie, Shakur's rival at the time, and several New York criminals.", based on yearlong research that reconstructed the crime and the events leading up to it.His manager Wayne Barrow and fellow rapper James "Lil' Cease" Lloyd made public announcements denying Biggie's role in the crime and claimed further that they were with him in the recording studio the night of the event.In 2011, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the FBI released documents revealing its investigation of the Jewish Defense League for making death threats against Shakur and other rappers.Information gathered by the paper indicated that: "the shooting was carried out by a Compton gang called the Southside Crips to avenge the beating of one of its members by Shakur a few hours earlier.and Anderson denied any role in the murder
Edited sentence: " Philips's article also reported the involvement of East Coast rapper Biggie, Shakur's rival at the time, and several New York criminals.", based on a yearlong investigation that reconstructed the crime and the events leading up to it.Evidence gathered by the paper indicated that: "the shooting was carried out by a Compton gang called the Southside Crips to avenge the beating of one of its members by Shakur a few hours earlier.His manager Wayne Barrow and fellow rapper James "Lil' Cease" Lloyd made public announcements denying Biggie's role in the crime and claimed further that they were both with him in the recording studio during the night of the event.In 2011, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the FBI released documents revealing their investigation of the Jewish Defense League for making death threats against Shakur and other rappers.In addition, Philips' article was based on police affidavits and court documents as well as interviews with investigators, witnesses to the crime and members of the Southside Crips who had never before discussed the killing outside the gang.The Assistant Managing Editor of the LA Times Mark Duvoisin wrote: "Philips' story has withstood all challenges to its accuracy, ...[and] remains the definitive account of the Shakur slaying.and Anderson denied their role in the murder