Thirty years on, man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder goes on trial
Summary
A man named Duane "Keffe D" Davis is going on trial in Las Vegas for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors say Davis ordered the killing and gave the gun used in the shooting, but he denies the charges and claims he was not involved.Key Facts
- Duane "Keffe D" Davis is accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s murder and providing the gun for the shooting.
- Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996.
- Davis was a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips gang.
- The trial is expected to last about a month and could result in life in prison without parole if Davis is convicted.
- Tupac was involved in a rivalry between West Coast Death Row Records and East Coast Bad Boy Records.
- The murder case is one of America’s most well-known cold cases.
- Davis wrote a memoir in 2019 describing being in the car involved but did not say who fired the shots.
- He later pleaded not guilty, claiming he was in Los Angeles during the shooting and disputes his own book’s content.
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