Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder was an "act of revenge," prosecutor tells jury in trial of accused mastermind

Opening statements began Monday in the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis pleaded not guilty and faces life in prison if convicted. Prosecutors said Shakur was filmed humiliating the defendant’s nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, on September 7, 1996, and that two and a half hours later Shakur was shot in a drive-by from a white Cadillac “in an act of revenge.” Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors Davis didn’t pull the trigger but allegedly handed the gun to someone in the back seat and ordered the shooting. The defense argued the case lacks corroboration after 30 years and questioned why no charges came earlier.