A trial is set to begin in Tupac Shakur's fatal shooting in 1996. Here's what to know.

Key Points:

• Duane “Keffe D” Davis, aged 63, is on trial in Las Vegas for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, accused of orchestrating the shooting as part of a gang-related retaliation; Davis has pleaded not guilty.
• The shooting occurred after a brawl involving Davis’ nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson and Tupac’s entourage outside the MGM Grand following a Mike Tyson fight, with prosecutors alleging Davis called for the attack driven by a longstanding gang feud.
• The trial, expected to last about a month, features a jury of 16 members and will include up to 45 prosecution witnesses, potentially including Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight, who survived the shooting but is currently serving a prison sentence.
• Key figures in the case, including Anderson, the suspected gunman, and other men in the Cadillac during the shooting, have died in the years since, complicating the prosecution’s case, which relies heavily on witness testimony and Davis’ own 2019 memoir.
• Defense attorney Michael Sanft, working pro bono, argues there is no direct evidence linking Davis to directing the shooting, while prosecutors aim to prove Davis’ role as the mastermind behind the attack fueled by rivalries between record labels and gangs.