- Duane Davis has been charged with Tupac Shakur’s murder – and he’s long been under the scope of investigators.
- Police said Davis, who is also known as “Keffe D”, was the “leader and shot caller” of the South Side Compton Crips street gang. He’s one of the last living witnesses to the fatal September 1996 drive-by shooting.
- Davis has admitted on multiple occasions, including in his 2019 tell-all memoir, Compton Street Legend, that he was in the car from which shots were fired.
- Nevada’s Clark County chief deputy district attorney Marc DiGiacomo has described Davis as the “on-ground, on-site commander” who “ordered the death” of Shakur, according to the AP news agency.
- Police executing a search warrant at Davis’ home in July found hard drives, tablets and laptops. A copy of Vibe magazine featuring Shakur was also taken, along with a copy of Davis’ book.
Key things we learned from police
The police began by their update a few moments ago by confirming that Duane “Keffe D” Davis had been charged with the murder of Tupac Shakur, 27 years after his death in a drive-by shooting.
Here are the key things we learned:
- The police said that a casino fight that Tupac and Davis’ nephew Orlando Anderson were involved in led to the retaliatory shooting of the rapper
- They showed the video footage of the fight – we’re just processing that and will bring it to you as soon as possible
- They said Davis’ “orchestrated plan” killed Tupac
- The district attorney said that Davis would appear in court in a few days or so
- They confirmed that evidence obtained in a raid on Davis’ house in July corroborated the evidence obtained for the indictment
