Las Vegas police have charged a man in connection with the 1996 shooting of Tupac Shakur, 27 years after the rapper’s death.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis was taken in by Las Vegas police on Friday and now faces a charge of murder with a deadly weapon.
Davis, 60, said he was one of four passengers in a white Cadillac that pulled up next to the rapper’s car before someone inside rolled down his window and opened fire, hitting Tupac four times.
In his memoir “Compton Street Legends,” Davis identified his nephew, Orlando Anderson, as the person who shot and killed Tupac.
Anderson, who was a member of the South Side Compton Crips gang, died at the age of 23 in another gangland shooting in 1998.
However, a Nevada grand jury indicted Davis for the murder with Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo describing Davis as the “on-scene commander” and “caller of the shots” who “ordered the death” of Shakur, rather than a bystander.
Anderson denied involvement in Shakur’s murder and was never charged. Two other men in the car, Terrence Brown and DeAndre Smith are also now dead.
Tupac was gunned down on the Vegas Strip in 1996. The car in which rapper Tupac Shakur was fatally shot by an unidentified gunman in 1996. LIFE/Getty Image CollectionDuane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested early Friday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder .Getty Images
Nevada has no statute of limitations on homicide prosecutions and at a news conference Friday, Clark County DA Steve Wolfson explained how someone who aids and abets a homicide can still be charged for it.
In July of this year, Las Vegas police served a search warrant at the Henderson, Nevada, home of Davis’ wife, Pamela Clemons, as part of the Shakur murder investigation.
Police seized several computers, laptops and iPads from the home, as well as .40-caliber cartridges — the same type as many of the casings recovered from the scene where Shakur was shot, according to a search warrant obtained by The Post.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson speaks during a news conference about the charges in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. APLARk County District Attorney Steve Wolfson stands next to a photo of Duane “Keefe D” Davis. APLas Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill spoke during a news conference on Friday.AP
Davis said in his book that the first time he spoke about Tupac’s shooting was in 2010 during a meeting with federal and local authorities. He said he agreed to talk to them about the shooting in exchange for them dropping drug charges in a federal case in which he faces up to life in prison.
Greg Kading, a retired LAPD detective who investigated Tupac’s death, told The Post Friday: “Davis gave the gun and he was actively looking for Tupac with his nephew.
“Davis gave the gun to his nephew, who was in the car with them, and collectively, they got out and intended to shoot Tupac. He provided the gun, and his nephew did the shooting, so they’re all equally guilty under the charge of murder.”
Kading added, “I’m really excited because this is huge! We know this isn’t an unsolvable case, and now it looks like they’ve taken it to the point where they can officially close it. Throughout history, Tupac’s murder will never be considered an unsolved crime.”
Tupac was 25 years old at the time of the shooting.AP
Kading had interviewed Davis twice while he was a cop in LA, in 2008 and 2009 while investigating the murders of Shakur and his rap rival Notorious BIG, aka Christopher Wallace, who was shot dead in Hollywood.
Following the shooting, Tupac was rushed to Southern Nevada University Medical Center — along with Knight, who was also hit — and was listed in critical condition.
He died six days later, on September 13, of a heart attack. Although the shooting took place in a highly visible public area, no witnesses came forward at the time.
There has been much speculation that Tupac’s murder was gang-related. The rapper was linked to the Bloods street gang and earlier on the night of his death, he had fought with Anderson following a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon.
In his memoir “Compton Street Legends,” Davis identified his nephew, Orlando Anderson, as the person who shot and killed Tupac. Getty Images
Shakur’s half-brother, Mopreme Shakur, told CNN in an interview that he and his family have been upset that Davis’ name has been floated in connection with the murder for decades.
“This theory has not been examined for 27 years,” said Mopreme Shakur. “Why? My family is traumatized, my sister, my daughter, my niece, my nephew, we are all traumatized, waiting. We have been waiting for something to happen, for someone to be proactive enough to take action.”
During his short career, Shakur — born Lesane Parish Crooks — sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
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