Tupac murder trial begins after nearly 30 years as 'Keefe D' faces charges

Nearly thirty years after a drive-by shooting silenced one of hip-hop's most vital voices, the American justice system is finally attempting to reckon with the murder of Tupac Shakur. On Monday, the trial of Duane Davis — known as 'Keefe D,' charged in 2023 with organizing the 1996 killing — begins in Las Vegas, the same city where the crime occurred. For a generation that grew up with unanswered questions about Tupac's death and the violent rivalry that framed it, the courtroom now becomes the site where memory, myth, and evidence must confront one another. Whether justice arrives after so lo