Tupac Shakur trial: lawyers share full account of killing as witnesses still refuse to testify
Murder trial of Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, 63, former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, opens in Las Vegas
TL;DR
- Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former gang leader, is accused of orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur.
- Prosecutors presented surveillance footage of a fight involving Davis’s nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, which allegedly led to the shooting.
- Autopsy photos of Shakur’s body were shown in court, causing distress to his family members.
- Some witnesses, including James McDonald, a former associate of Suge Knight, have expressed reluctance to testify, citing a "code of silence" and personal reasons.
- Davis has pleaded not guilty, and his defense argues that his previous claims of involvement were made for attention.