Testimony begins in the trial of rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing

NPR | By Steve Futterman

Published August 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM MDT

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Opening statements began Monday in the murder trial of rapper Tupac Shakur. The man implicated in the 1996 killing in Las Vegas is a former gang member.

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