# LIVE: Opening statements begin in trial over Tupac Shakur killing

https://mins.news/en/video/24064

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-17 10:06 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qv6Uw7g2RA

> Opening statements are underway in the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis is the first person charged in connection with Shakur’s death, nearly 30 years after the musician was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

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