Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial
Opening arguments are expected later in the trial of a former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, 30 years after one of America's most influential rappers was gunned down in Las Vegas.
A high-profile murder trial is set to commence, marking 30 years since rapper Tupac Shakur was killed in a gang-related shooting. Duane Keffe D Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, is accused of orchestrating the revenge attack after his nephew was assaulted by a rival mob. Prosecutors claim Davis ordered the killing, which occurred two and a half hours after Shakur publicly participated in a humiliating beating of his nephew on camera.
Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder in Nevada's Clark County. The trial, expected to last up to six weeks, will also feature testimony from Death Row Records co-founder Marion Suge Knight, who was with Shakur at the time of his death. Davis claimed he was riding in the front seat of the white Cadillac with two other men when they caught up to Shakur's vehicle following a brawl at the MGM Grand casino.
However, it remains unclear who fired the gun that killed Shakur, who was shot four times and died six days later.
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