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Man who allegedly arranged Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing going on trial in Las Vegas

The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, is scheduled to go to trial almost 30 years after the drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

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Prosecutors to allege Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis ordered killing and provided gun in Las Vegas drive-by shooting of rapper The trial is to begin of a former gang leader over the decades-old killing of the rapper Tupac Shakur, one of the most high-profile unsolved murders in the US. The proceedings, which begin in Las Vegas on Monday and are expected to last a month, are unlikely to make clear who fired the shots that kil…

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Duane Davis trial for 1996 Tupac Shakur killing

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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison after a Las Vegas jury convicted him of murder for orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

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In this event Duane Davis gets minimum 40 years in prison for orchestrating murder of Tupac Shakur Earlier coverage Jury convicts Duane "Keffe D" Davis for role in Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder Earlier coverage Jurors hear 'Keffe D' say his nephew fired fatal shots at Tupac Shakur in 1996 drive-by shooting Earlier coverage Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader in court accused of orchestrating 1996 killing of rap star Earlier coverage
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Man who allegedly arranged Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing going on trial in Las Vegas

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Tupac Shakur: former gang boss to go on trial nearly 30 years after rapper’s killing

Prosecutors to allege Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis ordered killing and provided gun in Las Vegas drive-by shooting of rapper The trial is to begin of a former gang leader over the decades-old killing of the rapper Tupac Shakur, one of the most high-profile unsolved murders in the US. The proceedings, which begin in Las Vegas on Monday and are expected to last a month, are unlikely to make clear who fired the shots that kil…

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