Las Vegas police have arrested a suspect in reference to the 1996 homicide of Tupac Shakur. The person was taken into custody early Friday morning.
Police arrested Duane “Keffe D” Davis, and indicted him on homicide expenses with the usage of a lethal weapon by a Clark County grand jury. Davis has lengthy admitted he was contained in the white Cadillac that pulled alongside the rapper and unleashed a burst of gunfire that finally claimed the rapper’s life.
Tupac Shakur was using in a BMW pushed by Suge Knight, inside a convoy of about ten different automobiles. Knight owned Shakur’s document label and was main the procession previous the MGM Grand Lodge and Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas strip.
When the automobile was stopped at Flamingo Street and Koval Lane, Shakur was flirting with ladies in a close-by automotive. A gunman contained in the Cadillac pointed a semiautomatic pistol at Shakur, emptying the clip. 4 bullets hit Shakur and one grazed Suge Knight. Shakur would die of the accidents six days later at age 25. Las Vegas police opened an investigation into the homicide, however no arrests had been made.
Duane Davis wrote about his actions within the South Aspect Compton Crips gang in his e book, “Compton Avenue Legend.” In that e book, Davis says he was contained in the Cadillac that Shakur’s killer fired from, admitting to hiding each the automotive and the homicide weapon after the capturing occurred. Davis says he had the automobile repaired and repainted earlier than it was returned to the rental automotive firm.
Police in Las Vegas searched Davis’ residence in Henderson, Nevada in July 2023 after they obtained a warrant to grab supplies linked to the capturing. A few of the proof seized from the house included .40-caliber cartridges, computer systems, photographs, and different supplies. The warrant additionally allowed investigators to grab any materials that proved Davis’ ties to the South Aspect Crips gang.
Regardless that the homicide is many years previous at this level, the state of Nevada doesn’t have a statute of limitations for prosecuting homocide. There are additionally provisions which will maintain a getaway driver accountable for a loss of life—even when he didn’t pull the set off himself.