A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing
But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew," Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors at the start of Davis' Las Vegas trial. "Remarkably, you will learn that from Duane Davis himself." Davis, 63, could get life in prison if he's convicted of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. His lawyer in the defense opening called the prosecution's narrative "fiction." Sponsor Message Palal showed jurors video of Shakur's entourage attacking Davis' nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson outside the boxing match at the MGM Grand hours before the shooting on Sept.
- ▪But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew," Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors at the start of Davis' Las Vegas trial.
- ▪"Remarkably, you will learn that from Duane Davis himself." Davis, 63, could get life in prison if he's convicted of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang.
- ▪His lawyer in the defense opening called the prosecution's narrative "fiction." Sponsor Message Palal showed jurors video of Shakur's entourage attacking Davis' nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson outside the boxing match at the MGM Grand h
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National A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing August 18, 20261:56 AM ET By The Associated Press Duane Davis appears in court during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. Steve Marcus/POOL Reuters via AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Marcus/POOL Reuters via AP LAS VEGAS — A prosecutor said Monday that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keffe D" Davis is the "one person who has a hard time being silent." National Testimony begins in the trial of rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing "Let's be clear, Duane Davis did not pull the trigger.
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