India, Aug. 11 -- Duane Keith Davis, known as "Keffe D," is the only person charged in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

Prosecutors accuse Davis, a former gang leader, of helping orchestrate the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac. He was arrested in September 2023 and has pleaded not guilty to murder with a deadly weapon.

His trial began Monday in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas with jury selection.

Here are five things to know about Davis as the trial gets underway:

Davis has described his rise through the gang while running a large drug operation in California. He has a history of criminal activity and has spent time in prison.

He is also the last living person prosecutors say was inside the white Cadillac involve...