Who was there the night Tupac Shakur was killed in Las Vegas?

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Rio Yamat, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · August 11, 2026 · 1 min read

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New details about one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries — the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur — could finally come to light in the upcoming trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis. Davis, 63, is accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip that also wounded rap music m...

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