Forensic pathologist details Tupac Shakur’s fatal wounds at Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis trial
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Some members of Tupac Shakur’s family stepped out of the courtroom Tuesday before prosecutors showed photos from his 1996 autopsy…
Duane Davis is on trial for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur at the Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. Members of Shakur's family left the courtroom before prosecutors displayed autopsy photos from Shakur's 1996 autopsy during the trial. Forensic pathologist Dr. Lisa Gavin, who examined Shakur, was among the early witnesses.
She showed jurors a photo of a green body bag and a graphic image of Shakur's body. The bullet entered Shakur's chest near his armpit and traveled through his chest, including through a lung, causing his lung to collapse and bleed. Doctors ultimately had to remove the damaged lung to save his life. Additional bullets injured Shakur's intestines and other parts of his body, and he died six days later in a hospital.
Gavin was called as an expert witness since the original examiner from 30 years ago has since passed away. Davis, 63, could face life in prison if convicted of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang. His lawyer argued that the prosecution's narrative is "fiction."
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