A witness list has been released ahead of the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is charged in connection with the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. The trial is expected to begin Aug. 10.
Davis is the only person arrested in connection with the case and is accused of orchestrating the murder. He was arrested in September 2023 at his home in Henderson, Nev.
Shakur was shot at a stoplight near Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996, and died six days later.
Among those expected to testify is Marion “Suge” Knight, who was in the car with Shakur during the shooting. Knight is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence at a California facility for a 2015 deadly hit-and-run crash. While Knight previously told TMZ in a 2023 interview that he would not testify, he remains on the expected witness list.
The 11-page witness list filed by the state includes nearly 200 witnesses, including expert witnesses. Other listed individuals include former Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman, Joe Lombardo, members of Shakur’s family, and Yusuf Jah, who co-authored a book with Davis titled “Compton Street Legend.”
Court records indicate several motions have been filed for witnesses to testify remotely, including a lead homicide detective who investigated the case and now resides out of state.
