# Trial set for ex-gang leader in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing

Jury selection begins for Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the former South Side Compton Crip leader charged with orchestrating Tupac Shakur's 1996 drive-by murder in Las Vegas. Davis is the only person ever arrested in the case, which has gone cold for nearly three decades. The trial revives a pivotal moment in hip-hop history and tests a case built partly on Davis's own admissions.

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### World
- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/10/trial-former-gang-leader-tupac-shakur-murder-duane-keffe-d-davis) — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:36:32 GMT