Will the mystery surrounding Tupac Shakur’s death be solved soon? Twenty-seven years after the tragic death of the American rapper in Las Vegas, a man accused of having ordered his assassination in 1996 was indicted this Friday, September 29, 2023.
At the height of his fame, Tupac Shakur was killed in September 1996 after being shot four times during a shootout in Las Vegas. On the night of September 7, 1996, the American rapper attended the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Upon leaving the hotel-casino, a fight – filmed by the hotel’s surveillance cameras – broke out between a member of the Crips, Tupac and his associates. While he was on his way to a nightclub with his manager Suge Knight, a white Cadillac Fleetwood approached the side of the BMW where the rapper was. The passengers in that vehicle fired a burst of shots, hitting Tupac four times. Quickly transported to hospital, the rapper died in full glory at only 25 years old. For almost thirty years, the murder of the American artist has never been elucidated.
Tupac: suspect charged 27 years after rapper’s murder
On Friday September 29, twenty-seven years after the tragic death of Tupac Shakur, Duane “Keffe D” Davis arrested by Las Vegas police. The one who is also the uncle of another key suspect in the case was indicted by a Nevada grand jury for murder. Lieutenant Jason Johansson said the suspect “was the sponsor of this group of individuals who committed this crime and orchestrated the plan that was implemented“. The former gang leader, now 60 years old, has long presented himself as the last survivor of the four people who were on board the white Cadillac Fleetwood, from which the shots were fired. fire targeting the late rapper. In his memoirs Compton Street Legendpublished in 2019, he nevertheless assured that he was at the front when the shots were fired from the rear of the vehicle.
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Tupac: an investigation relaunched following a search carried out in Las Vegas
Last July, Las Vegas police said a search of Duane Davis’ home took place in Henderson, Nevada. “LVMPD can confirm that a search warrant was served in Henderson, Nevada, on July 17, 2023, as part of the ongoing investigation into the homicide of Tupac Shakur. We will not make any further comment at this stage.“, we could read in a press release sent to AFP. No arrests were made following this search.
Article written in collaboration with 6Médias
