Prosecutors charge suspect in 1996 shooting of US rapper Tupac Shakur


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  • Saturday, 30 Sep 2023

Rapper Tupac Shakur at the MTV Music Video Awards in New York City, September 4, 1996. REUTERS/Mike Segar

(Reuters) - A Nevada grand jury has indicted a former gang leader with the murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago, a breakthrough in a case that was a defining moment in the history of rap.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis was charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon, Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo announced in court on Friday. Davis was arrested outside his home on Friday morning and was in police custody, DiGiacomo said.

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