Tupac's autopsy findings, last words revealed during trial
Key Points:
- The trial of Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur has revealed new details about the rapper's final moments and autopsy findings, with several witnesses testifying since the trial began on August 17.
- Witness Garry Dale, a retired Las Vegas police officer, testified that he stopped Shakur and Suge Knight minutes before the shooting and heard Shakur's last words, "No, we'll take care of it," as he was being transported to the hospital.
- Forensic pathologist Dr. Lisa Gavin detailed Shakur's fatal gunshot wounds during the autopsy, explaining that a bullet entered through his right armpit, damaging his lung and chest, and another struck his right thigh, injuring his intestines; Shakur died from these wounds six days after the shooting.
- Prosecutors allege Davis, a South Side Crips leader, orchestrated the shooting in retaliation after Shakur and Knight assaulted his nephew, a Crips member; Davis was indicted in September 2023 on one count of murder with a deadly weapon to promote a criminal gang and has pleaded not guilty.
- If convicted, Davis faces a potential life sentence, and he remains the only individual charged in connection with Tupac Shakur's murder.