Tupac Shakur Murder
Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 1996, left, and Duane "Keffe D" Davis appears in District Court for his involvement in the 1996 killing of Shakur in Las Vegas on Feb. 18, 2025.
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A judge has ruled that a book co-written by Duane Davis, who prosecutors allege ordered the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, will be used in trial. “Compton Street Legend” is central to prosecutors' case against Davis, who has pleaded not guilty. His attorney argues that the book was dramatized to make a profit, and that it is unclear which parts Davis wrote. He also made the case that statements Davis made to police about Shakur's killing should not be used in the trial, but the judge ruled against him. The trial is scheduled for Aug. 10.
'Compton Street Legend' is central to prosecutors' case against Duane Davis, who has pleaded not guilty.
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