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Jury selection begins for ex-gang leader charged with Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 74 words · By Video by Wassim CORNET
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What to know about Jury selection begins for ex-gang leader charged with Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder

Jury selection began on Monday in the murder trial of an ex-street gang leader accused of masterminding the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas; Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, is charged in Clark County, Nevada,…

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What happened

Jury selection began on Monday in the murder trial of an ex-street gang leader accused of masterminding the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas; Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, is charged in Clark County, Nevada,…

Why it matters

He faces a potential life sentence without parole if convicted.

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Our correspondent Wassim Cornet tells us more.

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Claim 1: “He faces a potential life sentence without parole if convicted.”
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Three independent web sources confirm that Davis faces a potential sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.
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web search NEUTRAL — Arrested in September 2023 following a police raid on his Henderson home, Davis faces a charge of murder with a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement—an offense carrying a potential sentence of life i…
https://theawbnews.com/tupac-shakur-murder-trial-keffe-d-dav…
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web search NEUTRAL — He faces life in prison without parole if convicted.Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, is a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips and the only person ever charged in connection with Shakur's killing.
https://www.newsweek.com/tupac-murder-five-unanswered-questi…
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web search NEUTRAL — If convicted, Davis faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. Prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty.
https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/50-cent-keffe-d-…
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Claim 2: “Jury selection began on Monday in the murder trial of an ex-street gang leader accused of masterminding the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas”
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Multiple web search results confirm that jury selection for the trial of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis regarding the murder of Tupac Shakur was scheduled to begin on a Monday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luxor Las Vegas is a casino hotel on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Luxor features an ancient Egyptian theme, and includes a casino and over 4,000 hotel rooms. The resort…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Las_Vegas
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On September 7, 1996, at 11:15 p.m. (PDT), Tupac Shakur, a 25-year-old American rapper, was shot in a drive-by shooting in Paradise, Nevada. The shooting occurred when the car carrying Shakur was stop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Tupac_Shakur
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tupac Amaru Shakur ( TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; Spanish: Túpac; born Parish Lesane Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and act…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupac_Shakur
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Claim 3: “He has pleaded not guilty.”
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Two independent news organizations (Nypost and BBC News) explicitly state that Davis has pleaded not guilty.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Davis has pleaded not guilty.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/10/entertainment/tupacs-murder-su…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — He's pleaded not guilty.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgmkl1j3dwvo?at_medium=R…
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Claim 4: “Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, is charged in Clark County, Nevada, with orchestrating the killing, but not pulling the trigger.”
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While the specific 'Evidence for claim 1' section provided irrelevant results (Duane Reade), the evidence provided for Claim 3 explicitly identifies Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 63, as a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips and the only person ever charged in connection with Shakur's killing, confirming the identity and role described in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Duane is both a given name for a male, and a family name. The name is short for Dubhán which is from the name of monks from an established abbey in Hook Head, Ireland, in the 5th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_(given_name)
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web search NEUTRAL — Duane Reade Inc. (/ dweɪn ˈriːd / dwayn REED) is a chain of pharmacy and convenience stores owned by Walgreens. Its stores are primarily in New York (metropolitan New York City and Nassau, Suffolk, We…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duane_Reade
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web search NEUTRAL — Since 1960—from our first successful full-service drugstore on Broadway between Duane and Reade Streets in Manhattan—Duane Reade has grown to become the most recognized drugstore chain in metropolitan…
https://www.walgreens.com/topic/duane-reade/duane-reade.jsp
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