Countdown to Tupac murder trial - will hip-hop's biggest mystery be solved 30 years later?

A trial is scheduled to begin August 10 for Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the primary suspect in the 1996 murder of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. Davis, 63, is accused of masterminding the fatal shooting in Las Vegas, an event that has remained one of music's most debated unsolved mysteries for nearly three decades. He faces charges related to the murder, though he denies all allegations.

Prosecutors allege that Davis, a former leader of the Compton Crips, orchestrated the attack as retaliation. Hours before the shooting, Shakur and his associates reportedly assaulted Davis's nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, at the MGM Grand Casino. This violent rivalry between East Coast and West Coast rap factions is believed to be the motive behind the ambush.

The shooting occurred on September 7, 1996, as Shakur rode as a passenger in a BMW driven by Suge Knight. A white Cadillac pulled alongside their vehicle, and its occupants opened fire. Knight survived his injuries, but Shakur succumbed to his wounds six days later at age 25. Davis claims he and Knight are the only surviving eyewitnesses to the event.

While Davis is the only living defendant, the identity of the individual who fired the shots remains unclear. All other occupants of the Cadillac have since died. Authorities never recovered the murder weapon or the Cadillac. Shakur's legacy includes five No. 1 albums, six Grammy nominations, induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, cementing his status as one of music's most influential artists.

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Only I and Suge Knight remain alive from the eyewitnesses of that night.