Duane Davis Trial: Tupac’s Final Ride | Wilmington News

Today’s courtroom drama centers on Duane Davis, aka Keffe D, 63, facing murder charges in the 1996 Las Vegas shooting that killed Tupac Shakur. Davis wasn’t the shooter, but prosecutors argue he was in the car during the fatal drive-by. Their case rests on his 2008 police interview and his 2019 book, “Compton Street Legend,” where he claims to have been a key witness. A judge allowed his statements despite his status as a confidential informant, citing his public disclosures. The defense counters that Davis embellished or fabricated his story and questions the admissibility of his testimony. Complicating matters, Suge Knight — who was with Tupac that night and survived — refuses to testify, despite being on the prosecution’s list. Tupac was shot four times in a BMW on the Vegas Strip and died six days later at 25. The other two men in Davis’s car that night — Deandrae Smith and Terry Brown — are now dead. The case also ties back to an earlier altercation at the MGM Grand involving Orlando Anderson, Davis’s nephew and a Crip member. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5cfc4d9f55e0f77d