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LAS VEGAS \u2014 Tupac Shakur fans arrived at a Las Vegas courthouse Monday for opening statements in the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the legendary rapper's killing, the start of weeks of testimony revisiting what happened on a Las Vegas night nearly 30 years ago.Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, is charged with murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in the rapper's death. He pleaded not guilty, but if convicted, faces life in prison.The long-unsolved drive-by shooting gripped the hip-hop community, partly because no one was charged until Davis was indicted in 2023.Shakur remains a cultural icon and is considered one of the most influential and versatile rappers of all time, despite dying at 25. He was nominated for six Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.In recent years, he received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, had a street in Oakland named in his honor and inspired a character in the upcoming video game "Stranger than Heaven."A few fans lined up early Monday for a coveted seat in the courthouse to watch the first day of testimony. Din Malone took a bus from Denver and hopes to stay for the entire trial. Duane Davis enters the courtroom after a break in the third 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 on Wednesday in Las Vegas. (Photo: Steve Marcus, Las Vegas Sun via AP) "As a brother and a fan, I felt like he talked through his music," said Malone, who wore a Tupac shirt and played Shakur's music from his phone while waiting to get inside.Over the course of the trial, which could span weeks, prosecutors plan to call 35 to 45 potential witnesses, and the defense will call only a handful to testify.Members of Shakur's family are expected to be in the courtroom Monday. Shakur's stepbrother, Maurice "Mopreme" Shakur, recently told The Associated Press that sitting through the trial will be re-traumatizing for the family, but it's important to be there."We're gonna stand by Pac as we always have," he said.Along with Shakur's family, friends and fans traveled to Las Vegas to show their support during jury selection.Darryl Harper, a veteran music producer who collaborated with Shakur at Death Row Records on songs released after the 1996 shooting, said he booked a plane ticket as soon as the la
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