Trial opens in Tupac Shakur murder case; ex-gang leader charged

Published Aug 10, 02:41 AM UTC

A trial has opened in Las Vegas for Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, the former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, charged with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The proceedings, expected to last a month, may not determine who fired the fatal shots, but prosecutors aim to prove Davis ordered the killing and provided the weapon. The case was revived by Davis's 2019 memoirs, in which he admitted being in the car and handing a pistol to the back seat. Davis, now 63, has pleaded not guilty and claims he was in Los Angeles at the time. The trial revisits the infamous East Coast-West Coast hip-hop rivalry and the feud between Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records.