Las Vegas Police Execute Search Warrant in Connection to Murder of Tupac Shakur

[Turd Fergusen]

Las Vegas (AP) — Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur nearly 30 years ago.

Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was killed on the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

He was 25.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the search warrant was executed in the nearby city of Henderson. The department did not provide further details on the search, citing the open investigation.

Department spokesperson Aden OcampoGomez said he could not provide further details on the latest development in the case, including whether it was served at a home or a business, citing the open investigation.

Nevada does not have a statute of limitations for prosecuting homicide cases.

Tupac was gunned down inside a black vehicle stopped at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip. Shot multiple times, the rapper was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died a week later.

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Las Vegas police execute search warrant in connection to murder of Tupac Shakur

Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur nearly 3

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[thuumpr]

And what do they expect to find?

 

[Symmachus]

That's certainly a development! The murders of Tupac and Biggie are two of the most captivating, troubling, and publicized cold cases in the history of the American music industry. Both of them being snuffed out in their mid-20s is most certainly tragic. I will point out that the rap world does have alarmingly high amounts of rappers dying in their 20s; I had never heard of Lil Peep before news of his passing at 21. One of the most recent examples is Takeoff of Migos fame, who was slain at age 28 last year.

When so many members of a music scene or genre die at a young age, what does that say about the culture from whence said people come? Sure, rock music has its 27 Club, but even its canonical/most highly known members are usually numbered at, maybe, five or six tops and are spread out over the course of decades (albeit with a concentration around the late 1960 and early 1970s). The rap world seems to have its rappers drop dead left, right, and sideways. I'll leave it at this and let you, the readers, determine for yourselves what to make of this, but I will conclude with one more nugget:

If someone uses their art, regardless of genre or medium, to glamorize drugs, sex, and/or violence; don't be surprised if such things become their legacy.

 

[Metalfan]

Isn't it funny how when a popular musician dies it seems they sell three times as many albums as ever before! Something to think about.Record companies are no different than Hollywood,vultures all of them.

 

[Sejanus]

30 years.
Guess the cops were busy?

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis arrested in connection to 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, faces conspiracy to commit murder charge​

Las Vegas police have arrested a man over the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur, 27 years after the rapper’s death.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested early Friday and sources tell The Post he will face a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.

Davis had been very public about being a witness to the shooting of Tupac, 25, and hip-hop mogul Marion “Suge” Knight on the Las Vegas Strip in September 1996.

Davis said he was one of four occupants of a white Cadillac that pulled alongside the rapper’s car before someone inside rolled down its windows and fired, hitting Tupac four times.

In his memoir “Compton Street Legends,” Davis identified his nephew, Orlando Anderson, as the one who fatally shot Tupac. Anderson, who was a member of the South Side Compton Crips gang, died at age 23 as the result of another gangland shooting in 1998.

Anderson denied involvement in Shakur’s murder and was never charged. However, Nevada does not have a statute of limitations on prosecuting murder cases and the case of the “California Love” rapper’s shooting has always been open.

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis arrested, charged with murder in 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur

Las Vegas police have arrested and charged a man in the deadly 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur, a long-awaited break in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public.

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[Turd Fergusen]

‘Suge’ Knight won’t testify against Tupac murder suspect Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis, suggests cops have wrong man​

Marion “Suge” Knight, the imprisoned Death Row Records co-founder who was with Tupac Shakur the night he was gunned down in 1996, suggests officials may have the wrong suspect — and he “1,000%” won’t testify against him.

The notorious rap producer gave TMZ a jailhouse interview Monday about last week’s arrest of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, 60, in Las Vegas on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon for Shakur’s death 27 years ago.

“I’m not going to get on the stand and testify … 1,000% I wouldn’t go,” he said. “I wouldn’t testify, none of that s–t.

“At the end of the day … free Keefe D,” he said.

The key witness said he was “surprised” at the arrest of the former gang member, who has repeatedly discussed his apparent knowledge of Shakur’s slaying in books and interviews.

“Nor do I want to see him get arrested,” Knight told TMZ of the suspect who “played on the same football team” as he.

‘Suge’ Knight won’t testify against Tupac murder suspect Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis, suggests cops have wrong man: report

Marion “Suge” Knight, the former Death Row Records honcho who was with Tupac Shakur the night he was killed in 1996, said in a new interview that he will not testify against the murder suspect.

nypost.com

 

[thuumpr]

‘Suge’ Knight won’t testify against Tupac murder suspect Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis, suggests cops have wrong man​

‘Suge’ Knight won’t testify against Tupac murder suspect Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis, suggests cops have wrong man: report

Marion “Suge” Knight, the former Death Row Records honcho who was with Tupac Shakur the night he was killed in 1996, said in a new interview that he will not testify against the murder suspect.

nypost.com

Speaks volumes about who might've 'ordered' the hit. Not a snitch? (Especially if Davis points the finger back at you?)

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Discovery phase nears conclusion in Tupac Shakur murder case​

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A prosecutor said the discovery phase is almost complete in the case against the man charged in Tupac Shakur's murder.

Duane Davis returned to court Tuesday for a pretrial status check on discovery, the formal process of exchanging information on witnesses and evidence expected to be presented at trial. Davis is charged with murder for the fatal shooting of Shakur in Las Vegas back in 1996.

Carl Arnold, Davis' attorney, told Judge Carli Kierny the defense received redacted documents from the Clark County District Attorney's Office but was awaiting more.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal said prosecutors had to reach out to multiple investigatory agencies and received what they believe to be the last batch.

Discovery phase nears conclusion in Tupac Shakur murder case

A prosecutor said the discovery phase is almost complete in the case against the man charged in Tupac Shakur's murder.

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