On Sept. 29, one of the last living witnesses connected to the killing of Tupac Shakur in 1996 was arrested in the Las Vegas area.
Duane Davis, known as Keffe D, was taken into custody on suspicion of murder, according to officials with knowledge of the arrest. They were not authorized to speak ahead of the expected indictment.
Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996, and the identity of the killer has remained a mystery since. The rapper died on Sept. 13, a week after he was shot.
Davis has done multiple interviews and written a memoir titled Compton Street Legend confessing to his role in the shooting of Shakur, claiming he rode in the car and handed Orlando Anderson the weapon to fire the fatal shots. Keefe claimed in his memoir that Shakur appeared to be reaching for a weapon before he was shot, but his nephew’s side fired first, killing the rapper.
In July 2023, police raided Davis’ wife’s home, looking for items connected to the killing. Police reported they collected multiple computers, a cellphone and hard drive, a Vibe magazine that featured Shakur, and several .40-caliber bullets.
