Tupac Shakur murder trial
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First Week of Testimony Concludes in Tupac Shakur Murder Trial
The trial began Monday and is expected to run four to five weeks.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, is accused of providing the murder weapon used in the 1996 Las Vegas drive-by shooting that killed Shakur and wounded Marion "Suge" Knight.
Sean "Diddy" Combs has not been charged in the deaths of Shakur or Wallace.
“I don't want to send you to prison,”
Police Interview Recording of Duane Davis Played in Tupac Shakur Murder Trial
Representatives for Sean Combs told CNN that Davis previously denied his claims and maintained he made them for fame and notoriety.
In the recorded interview, Davis stated that Terrence Brown drove the car, Davis sat in the front passenger seat, Deandre Smith was in the left rear passenger seat, and Orlando Anderson sat in the right rear passenger seat.
Davis' 2008 police interview was conducted as part of a proffer agreement related to drug charges.
“Pac pulled out a strap, and that’s when the fireworks started. One of my guys from the back seat grabbed the Glock and started bustin’ back,”
Tupac Shakur Murder Trial Hears Testimony on Duane 'Keffe D' Davis Statements
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is on trial in Las Vegas, charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon for the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
Los Angeles police detectives originally interviewed Duane Davis in 2008 during their investigation into the killing of Christopher Wallace, also known as The Notorious B.I.G.
Duane Davis co-authored a memoir published in 2019 titled 'Compton Street Legend.'
“Orlando (Anderson), him and certain other people were being sought because people wanted to kill them.”
Witness testimony in Tupac Shakur murder trial
McDonald told Davis in court, "I don't want to send you to prison"
Days before the trial, Davis said the evidence points to Wright, a former Compton police officer
James "Mob James" McDonald testified on the second day of the Tupac Shakur murder trial
“Orlando (Anderson), him and certain other people were being sought because people wanted to kill them.”
Witness dodges questions at Tupac Shakur murder trial
Combs has denied the allegation.
Former Las Vegas police officer Garry Dale said he rode in the ambulance with Shakur and repeatedly asked who had shot him.
Clark County Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal said Davis obtained the .40-caliber Glock used in the attack and was riding in the front passenger seat of a white Cadillac with Anderson and two other men when Anderson allegedly opened fire.
“Orlando (Anderson), him and certain other people were being sought because people wanted to kill them.”
Tupac Shakur murder trial opens
Stokes testified that she and her companions were taking off their seat belts when they heard gunshots, saying "All hell broke loose"
Witness Ingrid Stokes testified she was driving around Las Vegas with friends that night and ran into Suge Knight and Shakur
Davis wrote in the memoir that he gave the gun used in the killing to his nephew Anderson, who shot the rapper
“Let's be clear, Duane Davis did not pull the trigger. But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew,”
Trial begins in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
The trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur began in Las Vegas
Retired Las Vegas police officer Garry Dale testified that he and another officer stopped Knight and Shakur's car for missing a license plate, warned them and let them go
Stokes testified that her car was one lane over and a car length ahead of Knight's vehicle when they heard gunshots, and that they drove off in fear and almost hit a white four-door vehicle
“Let's be clear, Duane Davis did not pull the trigger. But he did plan the shooting in retaliation of the beating of his nephew,”
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The high-profile trial is expected to last four weeks, including one week of jury selection.
The judge in Davis' trial ruled that the contents of the book could be introduced at trial.
Davis claimed to LAPD detective Greg Kading that Combs said he 'needed to get rid of Knight and Shakur' and would pay $1 million if Davis could 'handle the problem.'
“And he went and did his little investigation and wrote the book on his own.”