Las Vegas police arrested man in connection with legendary rapper’s murder Tupac Shakur in 1996, according to a report by Associated Press.
Citing two officials with direct knowledge, AP He reported that Duane “Keefe D” Davis, who has long been linked to the Shakur shooting, was arrested earlier today.
The arrest comes two months after Las Vegas police served a search warrant in nearby Henderson, Nevada. looking for articles as “part of the ongoing Tupac Shakur homicide investigation.”
The death of Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur, known artistically as 2Pac and considered by many to be one of the most important rappers in history, He died on September 13, 1996, after a shooting in Las Vegas.
Shakur was 25 years old when he was shot near the Las Vegas Strip. The musician was shot twice in the chest, one in the arm and another in the thigh while he was sitting in a vehicle on the night of the fight between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon. He died in a hospital six days later.
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The attack occurred on the night of September 7 after the vehicle he was traveling in stopped at a traffic light. east of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to authorities, Shakur was shot four times from a .40 caliber Glock pistol.
Tupac died six days later, on the afternoon of September 13, as a result of respiratory failure that led to cardiac arrest. after having his right lung removed. His mother, Afeni Shakur, made the decision to remove him from life support.
The investigation into his death
More than 25 years after his death, the investigation has not concluded. The case was slowed down due to a shortage of leads and the silence of witnesses. In 2002, the Los Angeles Times published a story by Chuck Philips, based on a year-long investigation titled ‘Who killed Tupac Shakur?’
According to Philips research, The shooting was carried out by a Compton gang called the Southside Crips. to avenge the beating of one of their members by Shakur a few hours earlier. Orlando Anderson, whom Shakur had attacked, was allegedly the one who shot the rapper.
Las Vegas police considered Anderson a suspect and he was questioned. Anderson was murdered nearly two years later. The Philips article also related what happened to numerous New York City criminals as well as East Coast rappersamong them The Notorious BIG, Tupac’s rival at the time and who was murdered months later.
