After three decades, a murder trial brings focus back to the legacy of Tupac Shakur
Jury selection has begun for the murder trial of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, who is accused of killing rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. The trial marks a significant legal development in a case that has remained unsolved for three decades.
Why it matters
The trial provides potential closure to a landmark case in hip-hop history and American cultural memory.
Jury selection starts for Duane Keith Davis – known as Keffe D – who was indicted in 2023 on one count of murder with a deadly weapon in Tupac Shakur’s death.
Andy Rose for CNN 11 August 2026 18 min read Caption: Rapper Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, in March 1994. Photo credit: Raymond Boyd/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images via CNN Newsource About 10,000 people were in the arena watching. One of them was Tupac Shakur, the number one-selling rapper who had already become a hip-hop icon at the age of 25.
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