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Tupac Shakur murder trial begins, alleging gang revenge motive

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The trial for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur has commenced in Las Vegas. Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, is accused of ordering the killing as an act of revenge after his nephew, Orlando Anderson, was assaulted. Prosecutors allege Davis directed someone in his car to shoot Shakur during a drive-by incident. AI

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Tupac Shakur murder trial begins, alleging gang revenge motive

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Long-awaited trial begins in rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Las Vegas killing

    Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot dead in an act of gang revenge ordered by a mobster who later boasted of it, jurors heard on Monday, as one of America’s most anticipated trials got under way, 30 years after the murder. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a one-time leader of the South Side Compt…

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