Jurors hear Keffe D describe role in Tupac's 1996 shooting

Jurors in the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis viewed critical video evidence on August 21, 2026, showing Davis describing his role in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. The footage, from a 2018 BET documentary and a secret 2008 police interview, forms the core of the prosecution's case that Davis orchestrated the Las Vegas shooting.

In clips from the documentary "Death Row Chronicles," shown in a Las Vegas courtroom, Davis told filmmakers, "I got cancer, nothing else to lose. All I care about now is the truth." He recounted being in a white Cadillac with his nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, and two other men when they spotted Shakur standing through the sunroof of a black BMW driven by Suge Knight. Davis said his crew made a U-turn to follow the vehicle. Asked who shot Shakur, Davis replied on camera, "Going to keep it for the code of the streets. It just came from the backseat, bro."

This account mirrors what Davis told Los Angeles police detectives during a 2008 proffer session. In that recorded interview, played for jurors on August 20, Davis stated he handed a loaded .40-caliber Glock from the front seat to the back because he did not have a clear shot. He...