Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the only real particular person charged within the 1996 drive-by capturing that claimed the lifetime of Hip-Hop legend Tupac Shakur, failed in his effort to have the homicide case dismissed.
A Las Vegas decide dominated on Tuesday (January 21) that claims of immunity made by Davis had been unsupported, clearing the best way for the controversial case to proceed.
Clark County District Courtroom Choose Carli Kierny rejected Davis’ argument that an immunity deal he reportedly struck in a 2009 police interview barred prosecutors from charging him.
The decide said there was no verifiable proof such an settlement existed, retaining the first-degree homicide cost in opposition to Davis intact.
Davis, now 60, stays detained in Las Vegas and has pleaded not responsible. His trial is scheduled for March 17, 2025, although potential appeals may push again the date.
Prosecutors argue they’ve compelling proof tying Davis to Shakur’s homicide, together with admissions he made in his 2019 memoir, “Compton Road Legend.”
Within the e book, Davis wrote about his function on the evening of the capturing, claiming he was within the white Cadillac from which bullets had been sprayed towards Shakur and that he offered the .40-caliber handgun used within the assault to his nephew, Orlando “Child Lane” Anderson.
Anderson, a now-deceased Southside Crips gang member, was recognized as a key determine within the killing.
The deadly confrontation got here shortly after a tense altercation inside a on line casino between Shakur and Anderson, a second captured on surveillance footage.
Hours later, on the intersection of East Flamingo Street and Koval Lane, a automobile carrying Shakur and Dying Row Information CEO Marion “Suge” Knight was ambushed. Shakur was hit by 4 bullets and died six days later within the hospital.
His dying has been clouded by lifeless ends, conspiracy theories, and the premature demises of different suspects, together with Anderson.
For many years, Davis was a central determine in rumors surrounding the capturing, fueled by his personal interviews the place he overtly mentioned his function within the tragic occasions.
Tupac was central within the feud between Dying Row Information and its New York-based counterpart, Unhealthy Boy Information.
Tupac had a recognized beef with Unhealthy Boy Information executives Sean “Diddy” Combs and the late Christopher “Infamous B.I.G.” Wallace that was sparked after he was shot at Quad Studios in Manhattan in 1994.
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