Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader accused of orchestrating 1996 killing faces second day in court

The murder trial of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap superstar Tupac Shakur, entered its second day in Las Vegas with prosecutors presenting further evidence.

Key to the day's proceedings was the playing of audio from a 1997 interview. In this recording, Davis, a former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, was questioned by Fred Miller, a former Los Angeles police detective. Miller had previously investigated Davis in connection with the 1997 murder of rapper Christopher Wallace, known as Biggie Smalls or The Notorious B.I.G.

Prosecutors contend that Davis, 63, played a role in planning Shakur's shooting, although he is not accused of firing the fatal shots. Davis has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder with a deadly weapon. The court also heard brief testimony from Thomas Kern, a crime scene analyst present at Tupac Shakur's autopsy in 1996, who was authenticating evidence from the procedure.