Tupac Murder Trial Finally Begins | US News

US News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 14, 2026 · 1m

The trial for the ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder is finally underway in Las Vegas, with a jury of sixteen sworn in and opening statements set for Monday. Duane Davis, known as Keffe D, now 63, faces charges as the “shot caller” behind the drive-by shooting that killed the iconic rapper—though prosecutors admit he didn’t pull the trigger. Under Nevada law, aiding a murder can lead to conviction, and Davis remains the only living person who was in the vehicle from which the shots were fired. His defense attempted to exclude evidence from his memoir and past…