One of the last living witnesses to the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas has been charged with his long-unsolved 1996 murder. In a major breakthrough in the case that has captivated the public for decades, 60-year-old Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been indicted by a grand jury in Nevada and charged with murder and use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement. The announcement was made by law enforcement officials on Friday.
The murder of Tupac Shakur on the Las Vegas Strip 27 years ago has been a source of frustration for investigators and a subject of fascination for the public. But now, there is hope that justice will finally be served. Sheriff Kevin McMahill stated, “Our goal was always to hold those responsible for Tupac’s violent murder accountable.” Lieutenant Jason Johansson of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department described Davis as the leader of the South Side Compton Crips, and revealed that the shooting was a result of an ongoing feud between rival gangs.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo disclosed that Davis had been the commander on the ground who ordered the death of Shakur. The charges against Davis were revealed shortly after his arrest, which took place while he was on a walk near his home. Davis is not a stranger to law enforcement, as he has admitted his involvement in the shooting in interviews and in his memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” which was published in 2019.
It is unclear why the case suddenly gained traction after more than two decades. However, it is believed that Davis’s public confessions, including a 2018 interview for a BET show, played a crucial role. In that interview, Davis admitted to being in the Cadillac during the attack and implicated his nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, as one of the individuals responsible for the shots fired.
The murder of Tupac Shakur was a significant event in the history of rap and the ongoing East Coast-West Coast rivalry. Shakur’s death occurred while he was at the peak of his career, with his album “All Eyez on Me” still on the charts. The killing also strained the relationship between Shakur and his rival, Biggie Smalls, who was murdered just months later.
Greg Kading, a retired Los Angeles police detective who has investigated both the Shakur and Biggie Smalls killings, expressed relief at Davis’s indictment. He stated, “People have been yearning for him to be arrested for a long time. It’s never been unsolved in our minds. It’s been unprosecuted.” Kading believes that Davis’s public declarations and memoir provided the necessary evidence to move forward with the case.
With Davis’s indictment, there is renewed hope that justice will be served and the mystery surrounding Tupac Shakur’s murder will finally be solved.
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