Tupac Murder Trial: Day 1 Begins With Interviews Of Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Admitting He Was Involved

Source: Pool / Getty The long-awaited murder trial surrounding Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder is officially underway, with prosecutors and the defense wasting no time presenting sharply different versions of what led to the rapper’s death. Opening statements began Aug. 17, with Duane “Keffe D” Davis at the center of the case. Prosecutors allege Davis played a key role in the events that led to Tupac being shot in a drive-by attack near the Las Vegas Strip in September 1996. Tupac Murder Trial Day 1: What happened?According to XXL, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors that Davis’ own words will be an important part of the prosecution’s case. Prosecutors played excerpts from interviews Davis gave to investigators and media outlets over the years, including recordings in which he allegedly acknowledged being present during the shooting and passing a gun to the person who fired at Tupac.Davis’ attorney, Michael Sanft, is taking a very different approach. Rather than treating Davis’ past statements as confessions, Sanft argued that his client has a history of making exaggerated claims and should not be believed. At one point, the defense displayed a slide featuring the word “bullsh*t,” with Sa...