First witnesses speak in Tupac Shakur's long-awaited murder trial

Opening statements were delivered in Tupac Shakur's long-awaited murder trial on Monday. Nearly 30 years ago, the iconic rapper was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, a pivotal moment in music history. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman reports.

Opening statements are set to begin in the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged with murder in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur

Retired Las Vegas police officer Garry Dale has recounted how he and another officer stopped a car carrying Tupac Shakur the night of the shooting in which killed the rapper.

A responding officer and a woman who had been in a nearby car testified to the events following the drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur in 1996. Duane Keith Davis is now on trial, accused of supplying the murder weapon.

Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot dead in an act of gang revenge ordered by a mobster who later boasted of it, jurors heard on Monday, as one of America’s most anticipated trials got under way, 30 years after the murder. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a one-time leader of the South Side Compton Crips, one of a patchwork of gangs th

Tupac murder trial begins 30 years after rapper’s shooting  lbc.co.uk

Tupac Shakur fans arrived at a Las Vegas courthouse Monday for opening statements in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the legendary rapper’s killing, the start of weeks of testimony revisiting what happened on a Las Vegas night nearly 30 years ago.

Long-awaited trial begins in rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas  AP News

Opening statements are set to begin in the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged with murder in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur

In 1993, Tupac Shakur said he hoped audiences would see a different side of him in “Poetic Justice”  CNN

Prosecutors have said Duane Davis’ public statements, including a memoir, drove a renewed effort to investigate the case.

August 11, 2026 5:22 PM ET Suge Knight dropped new information before declaring he won’t be snitching on anyone responsible for the death of rap legend Tupac Shakur.Co-founder of Death Row Records, Suge Knight, was driving the car Tupac was in when he was fatally shot in 1996, and is the only living witness to his murd

Jury selection began on Monday in the murder trial of an ex-street gang leader accused of masterminding the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas; Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, is charged in Clark County, ⁠Nevada, with orchestrating the killing, but not pulling the trigger. He

Nearly three decades after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas, the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis has begun. Prosecutors accuse the former gang leader of orchestrating the killing, one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis faces a murder charge over the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. Jury selection began in a Las Vegas court as the trial opened.

A former gang member’s murder trial concerning the 1996 death of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur began with jury selection on Monday, almost thirty years after the influential rapper was shot and killed in Las Vegas. Duane (Keffe D) Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote,

Suge Knight may be the only living eyewitness to Tupac Shakur's murder, but he has stayed silent about the killing for 30 years.

Almost 30 years after his murder, the man accused of orchestrating American rapper Tupac Shakur's killing is on trial.

Almost 30 years after his murder, the man accused of orchestrating American rapper Tupac Shakur's killing is on trial.

Nearly 30 Years Later, Tupac Murder Trial Begins | Dawn News English  dawn.com

The trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s murder, begins 30 years after the rapper’s death. Get the latest updates on thi

Duane Keith Davis, known as "Keffe D," is accused of helping orchestrate the drive-by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. He was arrested in 2023.

A former gang leader accused of killing the rapper and Tupac Shakur is going on trial in Las Vegas, thirty years after the fatal shooting.

Family members of the famed rapper were among supporters who gathered outside a Las Vegas courthouse Monday morning for the beginning of jury selection, which could continue through much of this week.

The killing of Shakur, also known as 2Pac, is one of America's most celebrated cold cases, prompting endless debate among music fans over who did it and why.

Prosecutors released a witness list Monday as the trial of Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis, accused in the 1996 death of Tupac Shakur, begins.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis has pleaded not guilty to one charge of murder. People who will testify include those who saw Shakur moments before he was shot, as well as people who were affiliated with rival record labels.

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 63, faces one charge of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in Shakur’s death.