Duane "Keffe D" Davis is now set to stand trial in February 2026, nearly 30 years after the famed rapper was shot and killed in Las Vegas.

The man charged in the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur is seeking to delay the start of his March 2025 murder trial, citing new witness testimony.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge on Tuesday postponed the murder trial of the only suspect ever charged in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur for nearly a year, saying she had little choice given new developments presented by his defense attorneys and the need to ensure a fair trial.

The trial for the shooting death of Tupac Shakur has been pushed back by almost a year following a request from the defence team.

Keefe D will still stand trial in April of this year, though, based on a separate incident which occurred last year while he was incarcerated.

Attorneys for the man suspected of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur want to delay next month’s trial, saying more time is needed for investigative work to ensure that Duane “Keffe D” Davis gets a fair trial.

So that Mr. Davis can have effective assistance of counsel.” Davis, currently held at the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada, faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon in connection with the infamous September 1996 shooting that left Tupac Shakur dead at the age of 25.