Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was killed in a 1996 drive-by shooting, the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis has begun in Las Vegas.
Prosecutors allege Davis orchestrated the attack as retaliation after his nephew, Orlando Anderson, was assaulted by Shakur and his associates following a Mike Tyson fight at the MGM Grand.
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The prosecution is expected to rely on Davis’ 2019 memoir and a 2009 agreement in which he acknowledged involvement in the shooting.
Davis, 63, has pleaded not guilty and recently denied being in Nevada at the time.
Potential witnesses include Sean “Diddy” Combs and Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight.
The trial represents the first prosecution in one of hip-hop’s most prominent unsolved murder cases.
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The shooting was carried out from a white Cadillac, and investigators believe other individuals linked to the attack are now deceased.
TIPP Staff
