Detective unable to verify defendant’s role in Tupac shooting
The case rests almost entirely on Duane 'Keffe D' Davis' public and private statements that he was in the car with Tupac Shakur's killer and passed him the gun.
On Thursday, Duane Keffe D Davis, 63, faced jurors for the murder of rap artist Tupac Shakur, who he is accused of orchestrating a drive-by shooting to kill. However, Davis' credibility has been called into question as his former Las Vegas police detective, Dan Long, testified that he could not corroborate Davis' statements. Long acknowledged that he could not verify Davis' claims, stating, "I wasn't able to verify any of that."
Davis pleaded not guilty and claimed that his statements were bravado rather than the truth. Prosecutors presented evidence of Davis' interactions with investigators, including public interviews and secret meetings, where he alleged that Shakur and his entourage assaulted his nephew at a Las Vegas casino on September 7, 1996. Davis and three others, including his nephew, allegedly sought out Shakur and his record producer Marion "Suge" Knight in a white Cadillac, with Davis allegedly passing a gun to the backseat.
When they located Shakur's car, one of the gunmen allegedly fired a shot, leading to Shakur's death. Davis, who is a leader of the Southside Compton Crips, a Los Angeles-area street gang feuding with Shakur's affiliated gang Mob Piru, has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.
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