Health · forensic autopsyTupac Murder Trial Day 2: Jury Sees Graphic Autopsy Photos and Revenge MotiveAired August 19, 2026 at 4:35 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was0:02killed in 1996 without a charge, a Las0:05Vegas jury on day two of the trial of0:06Duane "Keffe D" Davis was shown graphic0:09autopsy photos as a forensic pathologist0:11testified the death was a homicide from0:13gunshot wounds. The case centers on the0:15rapper killed in Las Vegas.0:17>> [music]0:17>> The defendant now on trial and testimony0:19alleging the shooting was tied to an0:21earlier incident involving Orlando0:23Anderson and fellow rapper Christopher0:25Wallace [music] known as Biggie. The0:26pathologist told jurors three bullets0:28struck. One entered [music] the right0:30chest near the armpit and passed through0:32the right lung which collapsed and bled0:342 liters into the chest cavity before0:36the lung was removed in an attempt to0:38save his [music] life. One entered the0:40right thigh and traveled upward into the0:42abdomen damaging the intestines [music]0:43and one struck the right flank.0:45Projectiles were recovered from the0:46chest and abdomen. Images shown included0:49a body bag and the body itself and0:51family members in the Clark County0:53District Court courtroom faced the0:54choice to stay or step out as the photos0:56were displayed. Prosecutors [music]0:58paired that medical evidence with video1:00evidence and testimony alleging the1:02shooting was a retaliatory drive-by gang1:04retaliation [music]1:05for the earlier incident involving1:07Orlando Anderson and Christopher1:08Wallace. The presentation puts forensic1:11evidence [music] and a revenge motive1:12before a jury for the first time since1:14the 1996 killing. What this record does1:17not yet include is any detailed defense1:19answer to the homicide finding or to the1:21retaliation narrative. The full content1:23of the video and how prosecutors tie it1:25specifically to Davis and any verdict or1:28sentence which remain pending as1:30testimony continues. This account1:31reflects a single broadcast of the1:33proceedings.1:34Like and follow for more stories that1:36matter.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗