Song fades in .... [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. Fades out ...