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What Tupac Shakur’s Autopsy Revealed

Testimony demonstrated the lasting evidentiary value of detailed forensic documentation

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Forensic pathologist Lisa Gavin testified about Tupac Shakur’s autopsy findings during the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis.
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Gavin did not perform the original autopsy and relied on preserved forensic records, including photographs.
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Gavin testified that three bullets struck Shakur, including one that damaged a lung, causing it to collapse and bleed.
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Other bullets damaged Shakur’s intestines and additional areas of his body, and physicians removed his injured lung in an effort to save him.
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Shakur died 6 days after the shooting at age 25; Davis has pleaded not guilty and is not accused of firing the shots.