Keffe D Faces Trial in Tupac Murder | Music News

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

The trial for Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder is heating up as former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis faces charges—he’s accused of orchestrating the deadly ambush. Key witness James “Mob James” McDonald, a rival gang member turned Death Row insider, reluctantly testified under threat of contempt, admitting he didn’t want to send Davis to prison—even though they had a bitter history. McDonald claimed Davis and his nephew were central to the gang war that led to the shooting, with word spreading fast among Tupac’s crew that night. Meanwhile, Reggie Wright Jr., Tupac’s former bodyguard and Death…