Keffe D Davis trial opens in Las Vegas over Tupac Shakur murder.

The murder trial of Duane "Keefe D" Davis, the man accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, has entered its opening phase in a Las Vegas courtroom, renewing focus on decades-old allegations that music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was connected to the crime. Prosecutors began presenting their case on August 17, 2026, nearly 30 years after Shakur was fatally shot on the Las Vegas Strip.

Davis, 63, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips street gang, has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder with a deadly weapon with intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang. Prosecutors allege he orchestrated the attack, obtained the firearm, and directed gang members in a revenge shooting. They argue Davis was in the white Cadillac from which shots were fired, though they do not claim he pulled the trigger. The other three men in the car-Orlando Anderson, DeAndre Smith, and Terrence Brown-have since died.

The fatal shooting occurred on September 7, 1996, hours after Shakur and his entourage, including Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight, attacked Davis's nephew, Orlando Anderson, at the MGM Grand casino. Later that night, Shakur was a passenger in...