Keffe D’s Public Tupac Killing Tale Reaches Jurors
Jurors watched excerpts from Duane “Keffe D” Davis’s 2018 BET docuseries recounting the 1996 Tupac Shakur killing, echoing a 2008 police interview. Prosecutors say his public retelling and a memoir void prior protections, making the 2008 statements admissible to corroborate the murder case in Las Vegas. Davis says he spoke out because he has cancer and “nothing else to lose,” describing a chase with his nephew Orlando Anderson that culminated in the drive-by shooting, with Anderson firing; he also describes a prior beating that fueled revenge. The trial centers on whether prosecutors can use these statements, as Davis pleads not guilty to murder with a deadly weapon and faces life without parole if convicted. Prosecution argues the act was revenge tied to a gang dispute over Death Row memorabilia.
