Tupac Shakur murder trial
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First Week of Testimony Concludes in Tupac Shakur Murder Trial
Former LAPD Detective Daryn Dupree testified that Davis once denied involvement in the murder of Christopher Wallace by saying, "we did the other one," which Dupree understood as a reference to Shakur.
Suge Knight has said in prior interviews he does not intend to cooperate with prosecutors.
Dupree described Davis' claim that Sean "Diddy" Combs was supposed to provide money for Shakur's murder.
“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
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 '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.
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 dodges questions at Tupac Shakur murder trial
Davis, 63, has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon.
Former homicide detective Brent Becker testified that visiting gang investigators from Compton quickly identified Anderson from video of the MGM Grand fight, making him an early suspect.
Former Las Vegas police officer Garry Dale said he rode in the ambulance with Shakur and repeatedly asked who had shot him.
“Orlando (Anderson), him and certain other people were being sought because people wanted to kill them.”
Witness testimony in Tupac Shakur murder trial
Shakur was 25 years old when he was shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas after a Mike Tyson boxing match on 7 September 1996
Davis has since distanced himself from the memoir, saying he didn't write all of it and that parts were fictionalised to sell more copies
Duane "Keffe D" Davis is charged with murder and accused of orchestrating Shakur's death, and has pleaded not guilty
“Orlando (Anderson), him and certain other people were being sought because people wanted to kill them.”
Trial begins in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
Sanft said Davis wasn't previously charged because law enforcement knew he was "full of crap"
Sanft pointed to missing documents in the original investigation and distrust between police departments, and called one detective's work biased, sloppy and incomplete
Defense attorney Michael Sanft called the prosecution's narrative fiction
“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,”
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"
Palal alleged the Cadillac made a U-turn to confront Shakur and Knight, and that Davis passed a gun from the passenger seat to Anderson, who fired into Shakur's car
Prosecutors said Davis gave a number of statements about the case between 1998 and 2003
“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,”
Tupac Shakur murder trial roundup
Duane Keith Davis was arrested in September 2023 and charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon, with a gang enhancement.
Jury selection for the criminal trial of Duane Keith Davis begins Monday.
Davis has not been accused of pulling the trigger in Tupac Shakur's shooting.
“And he went and did his little investigation and wrote the book on his own.”