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Day 9Aug 27, 2026defense

A three-witness defense rests; Davis will not testify

Tupac Shakur Murder Trial · The full record

The defense presented its entire case on Aug. 27 and rested the same day, calling three witnesses. Retired LVMPD officer Stan Hyt, stationed at Suge Knight's residence during the Mike Tyson fight, testified he saw no damage to vehicles entering the property; Officer Charlie Mangrum, monitoring the party there, said he saw a BMW carrying Shakur arrive around 10:10–10:15 p.m.; and Dan Long, a former gang-crimes and homicide detective, testified that thousands of firearms were tested over the years but none matched the cartridge casings found at the crime scene. Duane "Keffe D" Davis waived his right to testify, and prosecutors declined to call rebuttal witnesses. With both sides rested, the judge held a charge conference on Friday, Aug. 28 — Davis waived his appearance for it — and set closing arguments before the 12 jurors and four alternates for Monday, Aug. 31. FOX5 Vegas · KRCR

Who testified

  • Stan Hyt — Retired officer, LVMPD (defense). Stationed at Suge Knight's residence the night of the shooting; testified he saw no damage to vehicles entering the property.
  • Charlie Mangrum — Officer, LVMPD (defense). On duty monitoring the party at Knight's house; said a BMW carrying Shakur arrived around 10:10–10:15 p.m.
  • Dan Long — Former gang-crimes and homicide detective, LVMPD (defense). Testified that thousands of firearms were tested over the years but none matched the cartridge casings recovered from the 1996 crime scene.

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