Her married name was Chesimard. She is an African-American activist and member of the former Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA). Between 1971 and 1973, Shakur was accused of several crimes and was the subject of a multi-state manhunt . In May 1973, Shakur was involved in a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike , in which she was accused of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster and grievously assaulting Trooper James Harper. BLA member Zayd Malik Shakur was also killed in the incident, and Shakur was wounded. Between 1973 and 1977, Shakur was indicted in relation to six other incidents—charged with murder , attempted murder , armed robbery , bank robbery , and kidnapping —resulting in three acquittals and three dismissals . In 1977, she was convicted of the first-degree murder of ...