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Who was there the night Tupac Shakur was killed in Las Vegas?
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· August 11, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The drive-by shooting occurred near the Las Vegas Strip and also wounded Marion "Suge" Knight.
A trial is set to begin for Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a 63-year-old accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. The drive-by shooting occurred near the Las Vegas Strip and also wounded Marion "Suge" Knight. The incident happened on September 7, 1996, when Shakur was a passenger in a black BMW driven by Knight.
A white Cadillac pulled up and gunfire erupted. Further details about the case and the upcoming trial are available from NBC Los Angeles . The trial is scheduled to start on August 10, nearly three years after Davis was arrested.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Category: local Published: August 11, 2026 Source: NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) Reading time: 1 min
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