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Tupac Shakur: Witness to rapper’s shooting charged over 1996 murder

Widely hailed as one of the greatest rappers of all time, Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, in September 1996 at age 25 [File: Lucas Jackson/Reuters]

One of the last living witnesses to the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas has been charged with murder with use of a deadly weapon over the 1996 killing.

The charges against Duane “Keffe D” Davis on Friday represent a long-awaited breakthrough in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since the hip-hop icon was gunned down 27 years ago.

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