'All hell broke loose,' witness tells court of Tupac shooting as murder trial begins - bbc.com
The murder trial of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis has begun, thirty years after the death of rapper Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors are relying on Davis's own memoir and witness testimony to argue he orchestrated the shooting.
Why it matters
This trial concludes a long-standing cold case involving a major cultural icon, testing the reliability of historical evidence and self-incriminating memoirs in court.
Media caption, Watch: What we learned from opening statements in Tupac Shakur’s murder trial
A day in court has been a long time coming in the 30-year-old cold case of Tupac Shakur's murder in Las Vegas.
I was inside the courthouse as opening statements began in the trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis, charged with murder in Tupac's death.
Davis walked in wearing a blue suit, scanned the public gallery and then sat quietly beside his lawyer as prosecutors laid out their case against him.
They say Davis orchestrated Tupac Shakur's killing as revenge for an attack on his nephew earlier that night.
The prosecutor told the jury what they can expect to hear in this trial: "You will learn from Keffe D himself."
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