Long-awaited trial begins in rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Las Vegas killing
Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot dead in an act of gang revenge ordered by a mobster who later boasted of it, jurors heard on Monday, as one of America’s most anticipated trials got under way, 30 years after the murder. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a one-time leader of the South Side Compton Crips, one of a patchwork of gangs that ran parts of Los Angeles in the 1990s, ordered the killing after his nephew…
The long-awaited trial commenced on Monday, marking the beginning of a 30-year-old murder case involving rapper Tupac Shakur. The prosecution, Binu Pilal, revealed that Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, ordered the killing in retaliation for his nephew Orlando Anderson being beaten by a rival gang member.
Davis, who did not pull the trigger, allegedly handed the gun to someone in the backseat of his car and directed them to shoot the rapper. Despite confessing to his role in the murder in various interviews over the years, Davis maintains his innocence, pleading not guilty to the charges. If convicted, he could face life in prison without parole.
The murder of Shakur, also known as 2Pac, remains a highly debated case in American music history, sparking discussions about the East Coast-West Coast rivalry in hip-hop. The trial will delve into the violence between Death Row Records, founded by Marion "Suge" Knight, and Bad Boy Records, a prominent East Coast label.
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