What we know about Tupac Shakur’s death and what to expect from murder trial

Rapper was killed in drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996 and the only man ever charged is now on trial Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, the only man ever charged in connection with the rapper’s death is now on trial. The case has been one of hip-hop’s biggest mysteries, spawning conspiracy theories and becoming deeply woven into the culture of music, fashion and film. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, a former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon in connection with the 1996 killing. Prosecutors allege Davis helped orchestrate the shooting, though he is not accused of being the gunman. Nevada’s felony-murder and aiding-and-abetting laws allow prosecutors to hold Davis criminally responsible for Shakur’s death even if he was not the person who fired the gun, provided they prove he played a role in planning or facilitating the killing. Here’s what we know about Shakur’s death, the case against Davis and what to expect from the trial: Tupac Shakur, born in 1971 in East Harlem, New York, was raised by parents who were members of the Black Panther party. Their political activism