A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is expected to make his first appearance Wednesday before a Nevada judge.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was arrested Friday during an early morning walk near his home in suburban Henderson
Hours later a grand jury indictment was unsealed in Clark County District Court charging him with murder.
The grand jury also voted to add sentencing enhancements for the alleged use of a deadly weapon and gang activity.
If Davis is convicted, that could add decades to his sentence.
Davis declined a request from The Associated Press for an interview from the jail where he is being held without bond.
Court records did not list an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
Davis has been a suspect in the case, and publicly acknowledged his role in the murder in an interview ahead of his 2019 memoir, “Compton Street Legend.”
“One thing is for sure when it comes to living the thug lifestyle,” he wrote. “You already know that what you put out will come back; you never know how or when, but there is no doubt that it will come.”
Davis has been a suspect in the case, and publicly acknowledged his role in the murder in an interview ahead of his 2019 memoir, “Compton Street Legend.” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police De/AFP via Getty Images Prosecutors say Davis masterminded the shooting. from Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996.AP
Davis’ own comments reignited the police investigation that led to the indictment, police and prosecutors said.
In mid-July, Las Vegas police raided Davis’ home, drawing new attention to one of hip-hop music’s most enduring mysteries.
Prosecutors allege Shakur’s murder stemmed from rivalry and competition for control of a genre of music that, at the time, was dubbed “gangsta rap.”
It pits East Coast members of the Bloods gang sect linked to rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight against members of the West Coast Crips sect that Davis says he leads in Compton, California.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, was arrested Friday during an early morning walk near his home in suburban HendersonAP
Tensions came to a head in Las Vegas on the night of September 7, 1996, when a fight broke out between Shakur and Davis’ nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, at the MGM Grand hotel casino following a heavyweight championship boxing match won by Mike Tyson.
Knight and Shakur went to fight, as did members of the South Side Crips,” prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo said last week in court. “And (Knight) brought his entourage, which included members of the Piru Mob.”
After the casino fight, Knight drove a BMW with Shakur in the front passenger seat. The car was stopped at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip when a white Cadillac pulled up on the passenger side and gunfire erupted.
Shot several times, Shakur died a week later at the age of 25. Knight was struck by shrapnel.
Davis said he was in the front passenger seat of the Cadillac and handed a .40-caliber handgun to his nephew in the back seat, from where he said shots were fired.
In Nevada, a person can be convicted of murder for helping another person commit the crime.
Of the four people in the Cadillac that night, Davis was the only survivor. Anderson died in a May 1998 shooting in Compton.
Before his death, Anderson denied involvement in Shakur’s death. Another backseat passenger, DeAndre “Big Dre” or “Freaky” Smith, died in 2004.
The driver, Terrence “Bubble Up” Brown, died in a shooting in Compton in 2015.
Of the four people in the Cadillac that night, Davis was the only survivor. Anderson died in a May 1998 shooting in Compton. The LIFE Images Collection/GettyProsecutors allege Shakur’s killing stemmed from rivalry and competition for control of a genre of music that, at the time, was dubbed “gangsta rap.”AP
Knight, now 58, is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence for running down and killing a Compton businessman outside a burger joint in January 2015.
Sheriff Kevin McMahill, who oversees the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, has acknowledged criticism that his agency was slow to investigate Shakur’s murder.
“That’s not the case,” McMahill said. He called the investigation “important to this police department.”
Sheriff Kevin McMahill, who oversees the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, has acknowledged criticism that his agency was slow to investigate Shakur’s murder. Getty Images It pits East Coast members of the Bloods gang linked to rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight against West Coast members of the Crips sect that Davis says he leads in Compton, California. Barbara Davidson/The New York Post
Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, released a statement describing the arrest as a “significant moment” but did not praise the authorities investigating the case.
“The silence over the past 27 years regarding this case has spoken loudly in our community,” he said.
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