politics
Tupac Shakur: jury selected in trial of ex-gang boss accused of ordering killing
Duane Davis was charged with murder, and described as the ‘shot caller’ who orchestrated rapper’s killing in 1996
TL;DR
- A jury of 16 has been selected for the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
- Davis is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
- Opening statements are expected to begin on Monday in Las Vegas.
- Prosecutors claim Davis was the "shot caller" and provided the gun, though not the shooter.
- Davis faces a potential life sentence if convicted.
- The case against Davis was revived by his 2019 book and media statements.
- Davis is the only living person in the car from which the fatal shots originated.