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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jessica Hill

Tupac Shakur murder suspect ‘has a hard time being silent,’ prosecutor tells jury

  • Opening statements began in Las Vegas for the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who is accused in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
  • Prosecutors argued Davis planned the drive-by shooting in revenge after Shakur's entourage attacked Davis's nephew hours earlier.
  • The prosecution presented Davis's own past law enforcement interviews and 2019 memoir as evidence of his self-admitted role in the crime.
  • Defense attorneys labeled the prosecution's case as “fiction,” claiming Davis exaggerated his involvement and criticizing the original police investigation as “sloppy.”
  • Davis, 63, has pleaded not guilty to murder and gang-related charges and faces potential life in prison if convicted.

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