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Tupac Shakur Murder Trial Opens in Las Vegas
- Jury selection began Monday, August 10, 2026, in Las Vegas for the murder trial of former gang leader Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, charged in the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur.
- Prosecutors allege the 1996 attack stemmed from a fierce rivalry between the South Side Compton Crips, led by Davis, and Mob Piru, intensified after Shakur and his entourage beat Davis's nephew, Orlando 'Baby Lane' Anderson, at the MGM Grand.
- Evidence centers on Davis's 2019 memoir 'Compton Street Legend,' which prosecutors claim details his role as orchestrator and weapon supplier, though they acknowledge he did not pull the trigger.
- Maintaining his not guilty plea, Davis's defense argues the memoir was fictionalized for profit and lacks physical corroboration, challenging the prosecution's reliance on his self-incriminating statements.
- The month-long trial will likely not identify the actual shooter, as the three other men in the Cadillac with Davis have since died, leaving legal closure for the 30-year-old cold case uncertain.
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For years, the gang boss spoke of the fatal shooting in 1996. Now his own words are being used as evidence against him. Are they enough to convict him?
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Tupac Murder Trial Begins With Prosecutors Facing ‘One-Way’ Pressure
Photo credit: Credit: Bob Berg/Getty Images Tupac Shakur’s murder trial is set to begin this month, putting pressure on prosecutors to provide evidence against the man charged in the rapper’s killing. Prosecutors face enormous pressure in the trial of Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, the only person charged in Tupac Shakur’s murder Nearly 30 years after his brutal assassination, the trial is set to begin against Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis. The rapper’s murder …
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