The man arrested is Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former gang member.
A suspect has been indicted for the murder of rap legend Tupac Shakur, committed in 1996, a prosecutor announced before a judge in Las Vegas (United States), Friday, September 29. This crime, never solved for almost thirty years, continues to intrigue music enthusiasts.
The man arrested is Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former gang member. The latter has long admitted that he was in the car from which the shots were fired which caused the death of the American rapper. In a book published in 2019, however, he assured that the shots had been fired from the rear of the vehicle, while he was in the front.
According to the new elements of the investigation, which experienced a sudden boost this summer, there is a “strong presumption” that Duane Davis is “responsible for the murder of Tupac Shakur”, explained prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo. The case returned to the forefront in July, with a search of a Las Vegas home linked to Duane Davis.
Shot dead at the age of 25
Hip-hop legend, Tupac had become an essential artist on the American west coast after a career as brief as it was dazzling. The rapper, at the origin of the hits California, Changes, Dear Mama And All Eyez On Me, had sold 75 million albums. He was shot dead in September 1996 in Las Vegas, under circumstances that remain unclear. The artist was 25 years old.
Tupac had become a key figure in the famous rivalry between the west coast and east coast rap scenes of the United States. His murder was followed, six months later, by that of his east coast rival, Christopher “The Notorious BIG” Wallace.
Many link their deaths to the rivalry between their labels Death Row (based in Los Angeles) and Bad Boy Entertainment (New York). Music historians claim that this opposition was amplified for commercial reasons.