Duane 'Keffe D' Davis' murder trial heads to closings in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing
The murder trial of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis for the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur is nearing its conclusion as the defense rests. Closing arguments are scheduled to begin following testimony from former police officers regarding the lack of corroborating evidence.
Why it matters
This trial represents the only legal prosecution in the decades-old cold case of a major hip-hop icon's death.
LAS VEGAS -- The murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur is headed to closing arguments after the defense rested Thursday following testimony from three former Las Vegas police officers.
Jurors are scheduled to return Monday for closing arguments before beginning deliberations in the only prosecution brought in the killing of the hip-hop icon. The presentation of evidence ended after nine days of testimony.
Shakur was riding in a BMW on Sept. 7, 1996, when a white Cadillac pulled up next to it at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip and gunfire erupted. Shakur was shot multiple times and died six days later. The driver of the BMW, Marion "Suge" Knight, survived.
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