After Nearly 30 Years, a Man Is on Trial in the Fatal Shooting of Tupac Shakur. Here's What to Know
Prosecutors say Davis orchestrated the killing as retaliation after a fight involving Tupac Shakur and his entourage.
- In Las Vegas, 63-year-old Duane Davis is on trial for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, with prosecutors alleging he orchestrated the shooting as an act of retaliation.
- The shooting followed a brawl at the MGM Grand Garden Arena between Shakur's entourage and Orlando Anderson, a member of the South Side Compton Crips, while Marion "Suge" Knight, co-founder of Death Row Records, was present.
- Authorities cite Davis' 2019 memoir "Compton Street Legend" as evidence, in which he wrote that moments before the shooting, he and Knight "looked each other dead in the eye" like "two rams locking horns."
- Jury selection concluded Thursday at the Clark County District Court, with six men and 10 women seated; Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo leads prosecution while attorney Michael Sanft represents Davis.
- Prosecutors expect to call between 35 and 45 witnesses, potentially including Marion "Suge" Knight, the only surviving eyewitness; however, rival Sean "Diddy" Combs will not testify in the trial expected to last one month.
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The trial of Duane "Keff D" Davis is underway in Las Vegas. It concerns the 30-year-old murder of American rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis is the only surviving person who was in the car from which shots were fired at the rapper's car.
Rapper died in 1996 when he was hit by ongoing car shootings. The new trial focuses on the “commander on the ground” who planned the attack and the only living occupant of the car.
A Compton gang war and bitter revenge plot led to Tupac Shakur's slaying, D.A. says
The trial of the alleged mastermind behind the killing of famed rapper and actor Tupac Shakur got underway in Las Vegas, with prosecutors alleging the shooting was the culmination of a gang rivalry and fight at the MGM Grand.
Fox Anchor Says Duane Davis ‘Seemed to Enjoy the Notoriety’ After Tupac’s Shooting Death
Duane Davis, who wrote a 2019 memoir about his role in the shooting death of Tupac Shakur, “seemed to enjoy the notoriety” that came with that, said Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum. Of Davis’ behavior since the 1996 shooting, MacCallum said Monday: He did have a hard time keeping quiet. He seemed to sort of enjoy the notoriety around all of this and there’s a Blood versus Crips sort of gang warfare that really, also, we should point out broke o…
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