# Tupac Shakur murder trial begins nearly 30 years after rapper’s death

https://mins.news/en/video/24696

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-18 02:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaoyTsyGI2g

> The murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis has opened in Las Vegas, nearly three decades after rapper Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting. Prosecutors allege Davis organised the 1996 ambush and provided the gun, while the defence says investigators failed to verify his claims or pursue alternative theories. The trial is expected to last about a month.

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