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 Tupac Shakur Murder Trial: What We Know
Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Nearly 30 years after the murder of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, the only person ever charged in connection with his death is now on trial. The trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, officially began in Las Vegas on Aug. 17, 2026, with opening statements. Davis was indicted by a grand jury for the rapper’s murder in 2023. Davis, 63, is charged with murder with a deadly weapon w…
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.
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