Former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis goes on trial in Las Vegas over the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, nearly 30 years after the shooting at the time that has remained unsolved. Multiple outlets report the case is built around prosecutors’ claim that Davis orchestrated the killing.

According to reporting from outlets including The Guardian, France 24 and CBS News, the prosecution presents Davis, 63, as the “on-the-ground” commander of the effort to kill Shakur. NME and other coverage highlight testimony descriptions of the night of the shooting, including accounts that witnesses say reflect the chaos at the scene. The Guardian also notes some witnesses still refuse to testify, shaping how the case unfolds.

While the trial is described as starting—with jury selection and opening statements in several reports—other outlets later report a different outcome, saying Davis is found guilty. These differing updates reflect the timing of publication across sources rather than disagreement about the central allegations, with most focusing on the same defendant, charge, and the long delay since the September 1996 drive-by shooting.