Drooid Logo
Back to today’s briefing

Story perspectives

Prosecutors Start Trial for Tupac’s 1996 Murder Case

8/18/2026

50 9 Full Breakdown

1 of 1

Story summary
  • Prosecutors opened the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who has pleaded not guilty, for Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder.
  • District Attorney Binu Palal alleges Davis planned the shooting to avenge nephew Orlando Anderson’s beating.
  • A judge admitted Davis’s 2019 memoir, where he says he handed gun to Anderson, as evidence.
  • Defense lawyer Michael Sanft says the case rests on reports, detectives and witnesses who changed stories for money or media.