Former gang boss Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis stands trial over Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder, the first prosecution in the case.
Tupac Shakur murder trial begins thirty years after his death Former gang boss Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis is standing trial over the 1996 murder of US rapper Tupac Shakur, becoming the first person prosecuted in the case. Prosecutors point to his alleged confession in his memoir and interviews, while his defence say his claims were lies.
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