Tupac Shakur 1996 Murder: Due to the initial arrest, we have gained additional insights into Tupac Shakur’s 1996 death. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a witness to the hip-hop star’s shooting in Las Vegas, has been charged with murder. Let’s examine the events before the shooting.
The rapper Tupac and Death Row Records CEO, Suge Knight, flew to Las Vegas on September 7, 1996, for a heavyweight title fight. Shakur’s fiancee, Kidada Jones, and others were with them. The war ended quickly, and Tyson claimed victory.
Shakur and Tyson were friends, so they partied after the fight. Outside the arena, trouble was brewing. Shakur, Knight, and their group fought with Duane “Keffe D” Davis, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, and their group. Davis and Anderson were part of the South Side Compton Crips, a rival gang to Knight’s Mob Piru.
Shakur and Knight were in the fight, recorded on a security camera. Anderson was instrumental in the war. Despite being murdered by a rival gang in 1998, he was still suspected of Tupac’s murder.
Shakur and Knight left MGM Grand before 9 o’clock. It’s still being determined how long they were there, but they were supposed to be at Club 662, owned by the Knights. Meanwhile, Davis allegedly purchased a gun for revenge after the casino altercation.
Shakur and Knight were pulled over by cops near the Las Vegas Strip at 11 p.m. for a minor crime while driving a black BMW. But they escaped without tickets.
Shortly after, women approached Shakur and Knight’s BMW at a stoplight. Shakur likely invited them to Club 662. Davis was reportedly in a white Cadillac passenger car when it pulled up next to them and handed a gun to someone in the back.
Once the women departed, the white Cadillac started shooting. Over a dozen bullets were fired, and four hit Shakur. Two hit his chest. Knight only suffered minor injuries. Shakur was taken to the hospital immediately but died from his injuries six days later.
After years of mystery, Duane “Keffe D” Davis’s arrest sheds light on the events that led to Tupac Shakur’s death.
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