Tupac Shakur trial: ‘Keffe D’ told detectives years ago his nephew fired the shots
The former gang leader was charged with planning the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996
TL;DR
- Duane “Keffe D” Davis told detectives in a 2008 interview that his nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur.
- Davis is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of Shakur in Las Vegas.
- Davis claimed he was in the car with Anderson and handed him the gun used in the shooting.
- The interview recording is considered essential evidence by the prosecution.
- The defense has argued that Davis's statements are unreliable and part of fabricated stories.
- The detectives who interviewed Davis initially stated the discussion was confidential and could not be used against him.
- Prosecutors argue Davis nullified this agreement by speaking about the shooting in later interviews and a memoir.
- The shooting allegedly occurred to avenge an earlier attack on Anderson by Shakur's entourage.