# Thirty years on, man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur murder goes on trial

https://mins.news/en/item/17866

- France 24, 2026-08-10 01:13 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260810-thirty-years-on-man-accused-of-orchestrating-tupac-shakur-s-1996-murder-goes-on-trial

> The trial has begun in Las Vegas for the man charged in rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is 63, faces a single murder charge involving a deadly weapon. Prosecutors allege the crime was intended to promote, advance or assist a criminal gang. Shakur’s death has remained one of the most notorious unresolved murders in the United States.

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