Guilty verdict in 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, was charged with murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in Shakur's death.

• Aug 31

Closing arguments in trial of man accused in Tupac's murder expected Monday

Both sides have rested in the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who prosecutors allege orchestrated the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur.

• Aug 27

Tupac Shakur murder suspect recounts shooting in audio played to jury

Jurors heard Duane "Keffe D" Davis tell detectives his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.

• Aug 21

Tupac Shakur autopsy photos shown at murder trial after some family members leave

Tupac Shakur's cousin said the autopsy photos made him feel "very angry, to say the least."

• Aug 18

Tupac Shakur was murdered in "act of revenge," prosecutor tells jury

The long-unsolved drive-by shooting gripped the hip-hop community, partly because no one was charged until Duane "Keffe D" Davis was indicted in 2023.

• Aug 17

Jury selected for Tupac Shakur murder trial, opening statements expected Monday

A jury of six men and 10 women was selected to hear the case against an ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's killing​ nearly 30 years ago.

• Aug 13

Man who allegedly arranged Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing is on trial in Las Vegas

The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, is on trial almost 30 years after the drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

• Aug 10