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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gabrielle Canon and Roque Planas

Tupac Shakur murder trial: jury begins deliberations after hearing closing arguments

a man walks into a courtroom
Duane Davis enters the courtroom during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 27 August 2026. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

A Las Vegas jury is deliberating after hearing closing arguments in the trial of the South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of ordering the murder of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur.

Davis, 63, is accused of leading a group of men to kill Shakur in retaliation for the beating of his nephew, though not of pulling the trigger himself. Davis has pleaded not guilty.

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