Opening statements begin at trial of former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur murder

Duane Davis in court for his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. PA Las Vegas Duane “Keffe D” Davis has pleaded not guilty. OPENING STATEMENTS HAVE begun in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, the start of weeks of evidence revisiting what happened on a Las Vegas night nearly 30 years ago. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, is charged with murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in Shakur’s death. He pleaded not guilty, but if convicted faces life in prison. Davis entered the courtroom in Las Vegas in a blue suit and tie and scanned the audience to see who was there before sitting next to his lawyer Michael Sanft once the jury was sworn in and seated. Members of Shakur’s fami