Tupac Shakur refused to name his attackers as he lay bleeding in an ambulance following a 1996 drive-by shooting, a former Las Vegas police officer testified. Garry Dale, who was in the ambulance with Shakur en route to the hospital, recalled asking the iconic rapper for the names of those responsible.
"He responded, 'No, no, we'll take care of it.' Something like that," Dale testified on Monday during the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis. Shakur died six days later from his injuries.
Prosecutors allege that Davis, 63, organized the fatal shooting as an act of revenge. The retaliation was reportedly in response to Shakur and his associates allegedly beating up Davis' nephew, Orlando Anderson, during a boxing match event at the MGM Grand hotel.
Davis faces charges related to Shakur's death more than 25 years after the event. He has reportedly acknowledged that his nephew, Anderson, was the one who fired the shots from the vehicle.
During opening arguments on Monday, a prosecutor told the jury that "Dwane Davis did not pull the trigger, but what he did do was plan the retaliation for the beating of his nephew."
The trial entered its second day on Tuesday, with prosecutors presenting autopsy photos and calling a forensic expert who described the four fatal bullet wounds to Shakur's chest. The defense for Davis maintains there is no merit to the allegations against him.
