Ex-gang leader to get date for murder trial stemming from 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

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A former Southern California street gang leader charged with killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996 is expected Tuesday to learn the date for his murder trial, probably next year.

Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis won't face the death penalty but could be sentenced to life in prison if he's convicted of one of hip-hop's most talked-about killings. He pleaded not guilty last Thursday and remains jailed in Las Vegas.Davis, 60, is originally from Compton, California. He was arrested Sept. 29 outside a Las Vegas-area home where police served a search warrant July 17.

Prosecutors say the shooting followed clashes between rival East Coast and West Coast groups for dominance in the musical genre dubbed "gangsta rap." The grand jury was told that Shakur was involved in a brawl at a Las Vegas Strip casino with Davis' nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, shortly before the shooting.

Shakur had five No. 1 albums, was nominated for six Grammy Awards and was inducted in 2017 into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He received a posthumous star this year on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop.

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