Mutulu Shakur: Acupuncturist Convicted in 1981 Brink's Robbery and Stepf

Mutulu Shakur was an American activist and acupuncturist who was convicted for his role in the 1981 Brink's armored car robbery in Nanuet, New York, in which a guard and two police officers were killed. Born Jeral Wayne Williams on August 8, 1950, in Baltimore, he was also the stepfather of rapper Tupac Shakur.

Shakur worked with the Lincoln Detox drug rehabilitation program in the South Bronx and helped found the Black Acupuncture Advisory Association of North America. He was linked to the Black Liberation Army and was a fugitive for more than five years, appearing on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list in 1982. He was arrested in California in 1986 and sentenced to 60 years for his role in the robbery and other crimes.

Shakur married Afeni Shakur in 1975, and they divorced in 1982. He was granted compassionate parole in December 2022 because of declining health after nearly 37 years in prison. He died of cancer on July 7, 2023, in Mercer Island, Washington, at age 72.

Achievements: Worked with the Lincoln Detox drug program (1970s), helped found the Black Acupuncture Advisory Association of North America, convicted for his role in the 1981 Brink's robbery (1988), granted compassionate parole (2022).

Birth: August 8, 1950 - Baltimore, Maryland.

Profession: Acupuncturist and activist.

Interesting Facts: He was portrayed by actor Jamie Hector in the 2017 Tupac biopic All Eyez on Me. He was the stepfather of Tupac Shakur.