30 Years On, Man Accused Of Orchestrating Tupac Shakur's Murder Faces Trial
The trial for Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, accused of orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, has officially begun in Las Vegas. Jury selection is underway for a case that has remained a mystery for nearly three decades.
Why it matters
The trial brings closure to one of the most high-profile cold cases in music history and highlights the persistence of criminal investigations.
The killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur has been a mystery for decades; now the man accused of orchestrating the 1996 shooting near the Las Vegas Strip is on trial.Family members of the famed rapper were among supporters who gathered outside a Las Vegas courthouse Monday morning for the beginning of jury selection, which could continue through much of this week."Whoever had anything to do with it, whoever set it up, whoever had any hand in it should be locked up in prison," said Shakur's cousin, Kendrick Lesane.Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, has pleaded not guilty to one charge of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in Shakur's death.
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