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Trial Opens for Ex-Gang Leader Charged in 1996 Tupac Shakur Murder
Prosecutors say Davis relied on his own statements, interviews and memoir to build the murder case, which could bring a life sentence if he is convicted.
- Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, is on trial in Las Vegas, charged with murder by use of a deadly weapon for allegedly masterminding the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip.
- Davis is accused of leading a group seeking revenge for a beating of his nephew by Shakur and his entourage at the MGM Grand casino on September 7, 1996, involving rival Los Angeles gangs.
- The cold case was revived after Davis made public statements and published a 2019 memoir implicating himself, but authorities have not identified who fired the fatal shots.
- The trial may include testimony from Marion "Suge" Knight, Death Row Records co-founder who was with Shakur during the shooting and is serving prison time on an unrelated conviction.
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Man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing goes on trial
The unsolved case has gripped the hip-hop world for 30 years.
·United States
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The trial of the former leader of a criminal group accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder begins now in Las Vegas, 30 years after the death of the famous American rapper
·Paço de Arcos, Portugal
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Thirty years after Tupac Shakur's murder, a trial seeks to resolve a never-closed case
The trial of Duane 'Keefe D' Davis, accused of organizing and participating in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, begins on Monday, August 10, in Las Vegas. No one has ever been convicted in this case, which stands as one of the most famous cold cases in American history.
·Paris, France
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