Breaking News: Shocking Arrest in Decades-Old Tupac Shakur Murder Case
Las Vegas police arrest Duane Davis in connection with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, providing a breakthrough in the long-standing unsolved case
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Las Vegas Police reportedly arrested a man connected to the suspected murderer of Tupac Shakur, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1996.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was apprehended on Friday, September 29, as reported by the Associated Press. The specific charges against Davis were not immediately disclosed.
This arrest follows a police raid conducted two months ago at the residence of Keefe's spouse in Henderson, Nevada, located close to Las Vegas. Confidential documents indicated that authorities were searching for evidence related to the murder of Tupac Shakur. Investigators seized multiple computers, a cell phone, a hard drive, numerous .40-caliber bullets, two sets of photographs, a Vibe magazine featuring Shakur, and a copy of Davis' autobiography, Compton Street Legend.
Shakur was fatally shot on September 7, 1996, as he left a boxing match at the MGM Grand. The 25-year-old rapper was a passenger in a BMW on Las Vegas Boulevard, accompanied by Suge Knight, when a white Cadillac pulled up alongside them and gunfire ensued. Shakur sustained multiple gunshot wounds and tragically passed away one week later. As of now, his murder remains unsolved after 27 years.
In both his 2019 book and interviews, Davis openly admitted his presence in the Cadillac during the attack. Furthermore, he asserted that his nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson was one of the individuals seated in the backseat when the shots were fired.
Anderson, who died in May 1998 in an unrelated shooting in Compton, California, vehemently denied any involvement in the shooting. Greg Kading, a former detective for the Los Angeles Police Department and investigator of the case, expressed his belief that Davis may finally be arrested in connection with Shakur's death, stating that it has been long overdue and that people have been yearning for justice to be served. Kading emphasized that the case has never been unsolved in their minds, but rather unprosecuted.
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Kading stated that he thinks the investigation has made progress in recent years, partly due to the public statements made by Davis about the case. According to Kading, the cases were not prosecutable until Keffe D made his public declarations, as he directly implicated himself in the conspiracy.
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In a 2018 interview, Davis confidently mentioned that he possessed knowledge about the individual responsible for Shakur's murder. However, he staunchly expressed his determination to never reveal the identity of the perpetrator, citing loyalty to the unwritten rules of street culture. Davis made this statement during his appearance in Netflix's Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G., explaining, "I can't disclose it, brother, it came from someone sitting in the backseat."
