Trial of former gang leader to begin over Tupac Shakur murder
Summary
A trial will start in Las Vegas for Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former gang leader accused of ordering the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors say Davis provided the gun used in a drive-by shooting that killed Shakur, though the exact shooter remains unknown.Key Facts
- Tupac Shakur was killed on September 7, 1996, after a Mike Tyson boxing match in Las Vegas.
- Duane “Keffe D” Davis, once leader of the South Side Compton Crips gang, faces life in prison if convicted.
- Prosecutors claim Davis ordered the killing and provided the gun.
- The shooting happened amid tensions between rival hip-hop record labels and gangs, Death Row Records (West Coast) and Bad Boy Records (East Coast).
- Tupac was associated with Death Row Records; rival gang South Side Compton Crips was linked to Bad Boy Records.
- Davis wrote a memoir in 2019 admitting he was in the car that night and gave the gun to others but didn’t say who fired it.
- Davis denies the killing and says the book’s claims were exaggerated by the co-author.
- The trial will begin with jury selection and is expected to last about a month.
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