29/09/2023
29/09/2023

LOS ANGELES, Sept 29, (Agencies): In relation to the tragic passing of rapper Tupac Shakur, authorities have taken a suspect into custody.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was apprehended in the early hours of Friday by the Las Vegas Police. However, the exact nature of the charges against him remains undisclosed at this point. This information was provided by two individuals with direct knowledge of the arrest, who spoke to The Associated Press under the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to make public statements before an expected indictment later on Friday.
Davis has been a subject of interest for investigators for an extended period and has openly admitted his presence in the Cadillac when the gunfire erupted during the drive-by shooting in September 1996. These revelations were documented in his tell-all memoir, "Compton Street Legend," published in 2019.
On July 17, law enforcement officers executed a search at the residence of the suspect's wife in Nevada. Video footage of the operation captured officers instructing the occupants to exit the premises with their hands raised and empty. This incident unfolded in Henderson, a peaceful neighborhood situated approximately 20 miles from the Las Vegas strip, marked by the presence of blue and red flashing lights.
During the search, authorities confiscated several items as detailed in the search warrant, including a Pokeball USB drive, an iPhone, three iPads (one of which had a cracked screen), four laptops, a tablet, a desktop computer, multiple external hard drives, copies of the book "Compton Street Legends," a Vibe magazine featuring Shakur, and two containers referred to as "black tubs" filled with photographs.
The documents further disclosed that the police were actively seeking "notes, writings, ledgers, and other handwritten or typed documents" related to any mentions of Tupac Shakur's murder.
It is noteworthy that Davis' nephew, Orlando Anderson, was previously considered the primary suspect in Tupac's 1996 homicide. Anderson consistently denied any involvement before tragically succumbing to a separate shooting incident in Compton, California, in 1998.
The fateful drive-by shooting that claimed Tupac Shakur's life occurred on September 7, 1996. At the time, the rapper was seated in the passenger seat of Death Row Records co-founder Marion "Suge" Knight's black BMW when a white Cadillac pulled up alongside them while they were stationary at a traffic light. In a 2018 interview conducted by Davis, he asserted that all individuals in the Cadillac that night were members of the South Side Compton Crips gang.
Davis, who made this admission during the "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G." documentary, specifically noted that the gunshots originated from the back seat. Tupac was only 25 years old at the time of his tragic passing, with his fourth solo record, "All Eyez on Me," still reigning atop the charts and boasting approximately 5 million copies sold.