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  "id": 444714,
  "title": "Thirty years on, a trial finally opens in Tupac Shakur’s killing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/thirty-years-on-a-trial-finally-opens-in-tupac-shakurs-killing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T05:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/10/thirty-years-on-a-trial-finally-opens-in-tupac-shakur-s-killing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Las Vegas, a former gang member named Duane Davis is facing trial for the murder of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, who was killed in 1996. The trial, expected to last a month, aims to determine if Davis, the leader of the South Side Compton Crips, ordered the killing and provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting. Shakur, also known as 2Pac, was fatally shot while leaving a Mike Tyson boxing match in the city. Prosecutors allege that Davis, Knight, and others were avenging an assault on a Death Row employee. The investigation was revived in 2019 after the publication of Davis's memoirs, which detailed his role in the crime. However, Davis has since recanted his claims and pleaded not guilty. The case has reignited debates about the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop rivalry and the unsolved murder that has puzzled fans for three decades.",
  "summary": "The proceedings will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed the hip-hop legend on the night of Sept 7, 1996, while he was in Sin City to see Mike Tyson's boxing match.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Thirty years on, a trial finally opens in Tupac Shakur’s killing",
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        "published": "2026-08-10T05:48:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Man to go on trial over murder of rapper Tupac Shakur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/man-to-go-on-trial-over-murder-of-rapper-tupac-shakur",
        "published": "2026-08-10T09:18:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "30 years later, a former gang member will stand trial for Tupac's murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/30-years-later-a-former-gang-member-will-stand-trial-for-tupacs-murder",
        "published": "2026-08-10T16:52:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Who is Duane 'Keffe D' Davis? 5 things to know as Tupac Shakur murder trial begins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/who-is-duane-keffe-d-davis-5-things-to-know-as-tupac-shakur-murder",
        "published": "2026-08-10T19:33:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Chronicle Ghana",
        "title": "Tupac’s alleged killer goes on trial 30 years later after writing book detailing the murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/tupacs-alleged-killer-goes-on-trial-30-years-later-after-writing-book",
        "published": "2026-08-11T00:34:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "After 30 years, the man accused of orchestrating Tupac’s murder is on trial. Here’s what to know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/after-30-years-the-man-accused-of-orchestrating-tupacs-murder-is-on-525272",
        "published": "2026-08-11T01:38:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "After 30 years, the man accused of orchestrating Tupac’s murder is on trial. Here’s what to know",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/after-30-years-the-man-accused-of-orchestrating-tupacs-murder-is-on",
        "published": "2026-08-11T01:38:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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