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An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur’s killing. Here’s what we know about the case and the rapper

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By JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. and KEN RITTER and RIO YAMAT
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur has taken a major turn. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested Friday morning and indicted on a murder charge. The case returned to the spotlight in July when Nevada authorities served a search warrant this week in connection with the rap star’s shooting death.  The renewed activity comes nearly 30 years after Shakur was gunned down on Sept. 7, 1996. Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, releasing hit records while he was alive as well as posthumously. Friday’s arrest reopens, again, one of the most infamous killings in hip-hop history.

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