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Man who allegedly arranged Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing going on trial in Las Vegas

The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, is scheduled to go to trial almost 30 years after the drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

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Prosecutors to allege Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis ordered killing and provided gun in Las Vegas drive-by shooting of rapper The trial is to begin of a former gang leader over the decades-old killing of the rapper Tupac Shakur, one of the most high-profile unsolved murders in the US. The proceedings, which begin in Las Vegas on Monday and are expected to last a month, are unlikely to make clear who fired the shots that kil…

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Duane Davis trial for 1996 Tupac Shakur killing

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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis's murder trial for allegedly orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur is underway in Las Vegas, and jurors have heard a 2008 police interview in which Davis said his nephew Orlando 'Baby Lane' Anderson fired the fatal shots and that Davis was also in the car. The prosecution's case is continuing. The trial is expected to last about a month. The verdict and the defense's case remain to be seen. The trial is expected to last about a month. The verdict and the defense's.

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Jurors heard a 2008 police interview in which Duane 'Keffe D' Davis said his nephew fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur and that Davis was also in the car.

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Tupac Shakur: former gang boss to go on trial nearly 30 years after rapper’s killing

Prosecutors to allege Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis ordered killing and provided gun in Las Vegas drive-by shooting of rapper The trial is to begin of a former gang leader over the decades-old killing of the rapper Tupac Shakur, one of the most high-profile unsolved murders in the US. The proceedings, which begin in Las Vegas on Monday and are expected to last a month, are unlikely to make clear who fired the shots that kil…

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