Tupac Shakur murder suspect recounts shooting in audio played to jury

In a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday, audio of a 2008 interview with Duane Keffe D Davis was played to jurors. Davis, now 63, is accused of orchestrating the 1996 murder of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Jurors heard Davis recount that his nephew, Orlando Baby Lane Anderson, fired the shots that killed Shakur. Davis was in the car with Anderson, along with two other men, when they encountered Shakur's car.

According to Davis, they initially targeted Suge Knight's car but switched targets when Knight's car was on the other side. Davis allegedly passed his gun to Big Dre Smith, but Smith declined to take it. The narrative suggests that Shakur's entourage had attacked Anderson earlier in the night, leading to the shooting. The recording is crucial evidence in the state's case against Davis.

Prosecutors plan to heavily rely on Davis' own admissions from interviews and a 2019 memoir, as well as a 2019 memoir he co-authored. Davis has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The LAPD detectives had initially brought Davis in to discuss the 1997 murder of Tupac Shakur's rival, The Notorious B.I.G., but later discounted him as a suspect.

The detectives assured Davis that nothing he said could be used against him. However, prosecutors argue that Davis' changing statements in interviews and the memoir invalidate any agreement he had with law enforcement.