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us-news1 month ago•9 min saved

Keffe D's 2008 Police Interview Links Gun to Tupac Killing

During Duane 'Keffe D' Davis's Las Vegas murder trial, prosecutors played a 2008 police interview in which Davis said he handed the gun used in Tupac Shakur's 1996 drive-by to a passenger who then passed it to his nephew Orlando Anderson, who fired at the rapper. Prosecutors say he orchestrated the shooting in retaliation for a casino fight the night of the incident; Davis disputes the statements' reliability, and notes from his memoir are also at issue.

via BBC|

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crime-and-justice1 month ago•204 min saved

Duane Davis' police-recorded retelling shapes Tupac murder trial

In the Tupac Shakur murder trial in Las Vegas, jurors heard a lengthy 2008 police interview in which a younger Duane Davis recounts the night of the shooting, a version that aligns with his memoir Compton Street Legend. Prosecutors say Davis’ public statements breach a proffer agreement, while his defense has criticized the statements; the judge allowed the recording to be played and the trial continues with another recording expected.

via CNN|

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world1 month ago•10 min saved

Combative Witness Stirs Tension in Tupac Murder Trial

At the Las Vegas murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis for Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing, witness James "Mob James" McDonald became combative on the stand, warning he could be held in contempt and saying he wouldn’t ‘send him to prison’ by naming suspects. Prosecutors allege Davis orchestrated the drive-by that killed Shakur after a preceding fight, with McDonald—a Mob Piru member—describing a gang-war atmosphere and the difficulty of breaking street codes as the trial continues.

via BBC|

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world1 month ago•27 min saved

Keffe D trial: witness recalls chaotic Las Vegas night of Tupac shooting

Prosecution in Duane “Keffe D” Davis’s Tupac Shakur murder trial called its first witness, Ingrid Stokes, who testified that the Las Vegas night of the 1996 shooting was chaotic — “all hell broke loose” as gunfire erupted after Tupac and Suge Knight’s group encountered a man linked to a rival gang. The testimony centers on Davis and his memoir Compton Street Legend, with prosecutors arguing it helped re-open the case, while the defense contends witnesses are unreliable and that police investigations were flawed or biased. Opening statements have concluded and the trial moves into cross-examination and further testimony.

via BBC|

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crime1 month ago•4 min saved

Keffe D Goes on Trial Over Tupac’s 1996 Murder

Three decades after Tupac Shakur’s death, Duane Keffe D Davis, former leader of the South Side Crips, goes on trial in Las Vegas for allegedly orchestrating the rapper’s 1996 killing by supplying the gun, though he didn’t fire it. The case hinges on Davis’s own memoir Compton Street Legend and related interviews, which prosecutors say corroborate a planned retaliation after a nightclub fight involving Davis’s nephew. The four-to-six-week trial is expected to feature 35–45 witnesses and may involve testimony from people connected to Tupac and Davis, with Knight potentially appearing as a witness despite serving a separate prison sentence. The gun and car used in the drive-by were never recovered, and Davis has been jailed since 2023 awaiting the case’s outcome.

via Al Jazeera|

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crime2 months ago•19 min saved

Keffe D Goes to Las Vegas Trial in Tupac Shakur Case

Jury selection begins in Las Vegas for Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, who is charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 drive-by shooting; prosecutors say he helped orchestrate the killing, though he’s pleaded not guilty. The four-week trial will examine Shakur’s death after a Tyson–Seldon boxing match and Davis’s alleged role (not the gunman), including his inconsistent accounts and references in interviews and his 2019 memoir, as the case ties into the long-running West Coast–East Coast rap feud and his family’s pursuit of answers and accountability.

via Rolling Stone|

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