Tupac murder trial: 'All hell broke loose' night of rapper's shooting, witness says

The murder trial of Tupac Shakur's alleged killer, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, has begun in Las Vegas, bringing a decades-old cold case to the forefront. Prosecutors contend that Davis, a former gang leader, masterminded the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed the iconic rapper.

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Let's be clear, Duane Davis did not pull the trigger. But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew.

Opening arguments revealed the prosecution's strategy: to portray Davis as the ringleader who orchestrated the killing in retaliation for his nephew, Orlando Anderson, being beaten. Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told the jury that evidence would come from Davis himself, referencing a memoir he co-authored detailing the events of that night.

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Remarkably, you will learn that from Duane Davis himself.

However, Davis' defense team dismissed the prosecution's narrative as "fiction," arguing the case is a product of a flawed, decades-long investigation. They questioned the lack of corroboration after 30 years and highlighted Davis's distancing from his memoir, claiming parts were fictionalized for sales.

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What facts do they have after 30 years?

Witness testimony began with Garry Dale, a former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer, who described riding in an ambulance with Shakur after the shooting. He stated that the rapper refused to identify his attacker, saying, "We'll take care of it." The prosecution emphasized that in the world of gangs, "silence means survival," explaining the lack of formal charges for so long, while also noting Davis himself had made multiple statements about the case over the years.

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We'll take care of it.