# Opening statements begin in Tupac Shakur murder trial

https://mins.news/en/video/24646

- Guardian News, 2026-08-18 00:53 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV-9eRAU77c

> Prosecutors told jurors that a former street gang leader arranged the 1996 drive-by killing of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas to avenge the beating of his nephew. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, denies a deadly-weapon murder charge in Nevada; his lawyer says investigators still have little evidence after 30 years.

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