Tupac murder accused told police in 2008 his nephew fired fatal shots
Summary
Duane "Keffe D" Davis is on trial in Las Vegas for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis told police in 2008 that he gave the gun to a passenger, who passed it to his nephew Orlando Anderson, who fired the shots that killed Tupac. Davis is charged with murder but denies guilt, and the case includes recorded interviews and a memoir he co-authored.Key Facts
- Duane "Keffe D" Davis is accused of organizing Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder.
- Davis said in a 2008 police interview that he handed the gun to a passenger, who then gave it to his nephew Orlando Anderson to shoot Tupac.
- Orlando Anderson denied involvement before his death and died in 2008, a decade before he gave this account.
- Davis faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon and has pleaded not guilty.
- Prosecutors claim Davis wanted to retaliate for a fight between Anderson and Tupac earlier that day.
- Davis spoke with detectives while investigating the death of another rapper, The Notorious B.I.G.
- He later published a memoir describing events but later said parts were fictionalized.
- The trial includes allegations that Davis discussed killing Tupac with Sean "Diddy" Combs.
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