Former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing goes on trial

Duane Davis appears in court in Las Vegas (David Becker/Pool Photo via AP)

Almost 30 years after rapper Tupac Shakur was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip, the former gang leader accused of ordering the killing went on trial on Monday.

The 1996 drive-by shooting remains one of the hip-hop world’s defining moments and enduring mysteries.