Suge Knight Claims Keefe D Team Offered $1M Bribe in Tupac Case

Suge Knight, the former Death Row Records co-founder, has alleged that lawyers for Duane "Keefe D" Davis offered him $1 million to testify that Davis was not in the car during the 1996 shooting of Tupac Shakur. Knight, who was driving the BMW in which Shakur was a passenger, made the claim during an interview on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, stating he rejected the offer because his loyalty to Shakur "can't be compromised." The allegation comes as Davis's murder trial continues in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he faces first-degree murder charges for allegedly orchestrating the drive-by shooting.

Davis, who has pleaded not guilty, is the first person to be tried for Shakur's death. Prosecutors allege he ordered the hit in retaliation for a brawl at the MGM Grand involving his nephew, Orlando Anderson. The trial began on August 18, 2026, and the first week of testimony has included accounts from witnesses and experts. E.D.I. Mean of the Outlawz testified on August 25, describing seeing an arm and a gun from a Cadillac and hearing shots while in the caravan with Shakur and Knight. Retired Compton police detective Robert Ladd identified Davis as a "shot caller" in the Southside Compton...