Duane Davis appears for jury selection in Tupac Shakur murder trial

Duane Davis reacts during the second day of jury selection in his murder trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 11, 2026.

Duane Davis reacts during the second day of jury selection in his murder trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 11, 2026.

Duane Davis arrives for the first day of jury selection in his murder trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakurat Clark County District Court's Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Aug. 10, 2026. A former gang leader goes on trial Aug. 10 in Las Vegas over the decades-old murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, one of America's most high-profile unresolved murders. The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed the hip-hop legend on the night of Sept. 7, 1996, while he was in Sin City to see a Mike Tyson boxing match.

Duane Davis removes his belt before exiting the courtroom for lunch on the first day of jury selection in his murder trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur at Clark County District Court's Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 10, 2026.

District Court Judge Carli Kierny (2L) speaks with Duane Davis' attorney Michael Sanft (L) and Chief Deputy District Attorneys Binu Palal (2R) and Marc DiGiacomo (R) during the first day of jury selection in Davis' murder trial over the 1996 shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 10, 2026.

Duane Davis smiles during the first day of jury selection in his murder trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur at Clark County District Court's Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 10, 2026. The trial of a former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur finally began on August 10, 30 years after one of America's most high-profile unresolved killings. The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed the California hip-hop legend on the night of September 7, 1996, while he was in Las Vegas to see a Mike Tyson boxing match.

District Court Judge Carli Kierny speaks during the first day of jury selection in Duane Davis' murder trial related to the 1996 shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas.

Duane Davis looks on during the first day of jury selection in his murder trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur at Clark County District Court's Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas.

Binu Palal, chief deputy district attorney for Clark County, looks on during the first day of jury selection in the murder trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

(L-R) Duane Davis and his attorney, Michael Sanft, look on during the first day of jury selection in his murder trial.