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Tupac Shakur murder trial: jury begins deliberations after hearing closing arguments

The Guardian Culture · 31 August 2026 at 22:42

Tupac Shakur murder trial: jury begins deliberations after hearing closing arguments

Former gang leader Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, 63, is accused of ordering the killing of the hip-hop star in 1996 A Las Vegas court is set to hear closing arguments in the trial of South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of ordering the murder of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur .

Davis, 63, is accused of leading a group of men to kill Shakur in retaliation for the beating of his nephew, though not of pulling the trigger himself.

Davis has pleaded not guilty.

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Tupac Shakur murder trial: jury begins deliberations after hearing closing arguments

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