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Tupac Amaru Shakur

Criminal trial over the 1996 fatal shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.

Convicted
last updated 18 September 2026 · 14 sources
Confirmed facts
16
Open questions
4
Stage
Convicted
Plea
Not guilty
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Case file Tupac Amaru Shakur, reference D C zero one four five. According to AP and The Guardian, Tupac Shakur was shot near the Las Vegas Strip on seventh September nineteen ninety-six while riding in a BMW driven by Marion “Suge” Knight; shots were fired from a Cadillac. The Guardian reported Shakur died six days later. AP reported Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested and charged with murder on twenty-ninth September twenty twenty-three, and that prosecutors alleged he ordered the killing. CBS News slash AP reported Davis pleaded not guilty. According to AP and The Guardian, jury selection began in Las Vegas on tenth August twenty twenty-six. AP and CBS News slash AP reported prosecutors alleged Davis planned the shooting, while the defense called the prosecution narrative “fiction.” CBS News slash AP reported evidence ended after nine days of testimony. AP reported a Las Vegas jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon on thirty-first August twenty twenty-six. The file’s open questions include who fired the shots, whether Knight will testify, what sentence Davis will receive, and whether Davis will file an appeal after sentencing. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one four five at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed16 entries
7 September 1996
Tupac Shakur was shot near the Las Vegas Strip while riding in a BMW driven by Marion “Suge” Knight; shots were fired from a Cadillac, according to AP and The Guardian.
AP; The Guardian
13 September 1996
Tupac Shakur died six days after the shooting, according to The Guardian.
The Guardian
29 September 2023
Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested and charged with murder in Shakur’s killing; AP reported prosecutors alleged he ordered the killing, an unproven allegation.
AP
2 November 2023
Davis pleaded not guilty to murder in Shakur’s killing, according to CBS News/AP.
CBS News/AP
30 June 2026
A judge ruled that Davis’s 2019 memoir “Compton Street Legend” could be used at trial, according to AP.
AP
10 August 2026
Jury selection began in Las Vegas for Davis’s trial, according to AP and The Guardian.
AP; The Guardian
13 August 2026
A jury of 6 men and 10 women was selected to hear the case against Davis, according to AP.
AP
17 August 2026
Opening statements began; prosecutors alleged Davis planned the shooting, while his defense lawyer called the prosecution’s narrative “fiction,” according to AP and CBS News/AP.
AP; CBS News/AP
18 August 2026
On the second day of testimony, AP reported that some Shakur family members left the courtroom before prosecutors showed autopsy photos.
AP
27 August 2026
The presentation of evidence ended after nine days of testimony in Davis’s trial, according to CBS News/AP.
CBS News/AP · added 18 Sep 2026
31 August 2026
Closing arguments were held and jurors began deliberating in Davis’s trial, according to The Guardian and CBS News/AP.
The Guardian; CBS News/AP · added 18 Sep 2026
31 August 2026
A Las Vegas jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon in Shakur’s killing, according to AP.
AP · added 18 Sep 2026
31 August 2026
After the verdict, prosecutors voluntarily dismissed an extra prison-sentence issue related to gang activity, citing logistical issues involving a witness, according to AP.
AP · added 18 Sep 2026
31 August 2026
Judge Carli Kierny ordered Davis held without bail while awaiting sentencing, according to AP.
AP · added 18 Sep 2026
31 August 2026
Davis told the judge he would like to appeal, and AP reported that Kierny told him an appeal would come after sentencing.
AP · added 18 Sep 2026
13 October 2026
Davis is scheduled to be sentenced on 13 October 2026, according to AP and The Guardian.
AP; The Guardian · added 18 Sep 2026
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
Whether the trial evidence will identify who fired the shots; reporting says Davis is not accused of pulling the trigger.unconfirmed · unconfirmed
Whether Marion “Suge” Knight will testify.not confirmed · unconfirmed
What sentence will Davis receive?sentencing pending; AP and The Guardian report sentencing is set for 13 October 2026 · unconfirmed
Whether Davis will file an appeal after sentencing.not yet filed; AP reports Davis told the judge he would like to appeal · unconfirmed
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