The residence of Duane Keith Davis, 60, was reportedly searched in connection with the murder of musician Tupac Shakur, according to a warrant acquired by Las Vegas police and submitted Tuesday to the Clark County District Court.
The search was carried out on Monday in Henderson, Nevada by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, which is just about 20 miles from the Las Vegas Strip, where Shakur, 25, was shot and died in a drive-by shooting in 1996.
New Evidence Seized
A desktop computer, a laptop, 40 ink cartridges, the book "Compton Street Legends," a Vibe magazine issue about Tupac, two tubs of pictures, and other papers were among the things police seized from Davis's residence, according to court filings, as reported by CBS News.
Computers, electronic storage devices, typed or handwritten notes about media coverage of Tupac's death, and evidence of Davis's connection to the Southside Compton Crips were among the materials that may be seized under the terms of the warrant, which Judge Jacqueline M. Bluth signed.
The Shakur murder case has been under investigation for almost 30 years.
Davis, also known as Keffe D, allegedly confessed to his role in the killing of Shakur when being questioned in relation to the death of Biggie Smalls in 2019, according to Greg Kading, a retired Los Angeles police detective. This led to the conclusion that Shakur's murder had already been solved.
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The Mystery Surrounding Tupac's Death
Tupac Shakur, the legendary rapper, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. He was 25 years old. The shooting occurred at 11:15 p.m. (PDT) when the car carrying Shakur was stopped at a red light at East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane.
Shakur was hit four times - twice in the chest, once in the arm, and once in the thigh. One of the bullets went into Shakur's right lung. Suge Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records at the time, was also in the car and was practically uninjured.
Shakur's bodyguard Frank Alexander stated that when he was about to ride along with Shakur in Knight's car, Shakur asked him to drive Jones's car instead, in case they needed additional vehicles from Club 662 back to their hotel.
Shakur was taken to the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, where he died six days later. The shooting remains unsolved, and there are many theories about who was responsible.
One theory is that the shooting was retaliation for a shooting that had occurred earlier that day, in which the Crips gang member Orlando Anderson was shot and killed. Anderson was allegedly involved in a fight with Shakur and his entourage earlier that day at the MGM Grand Hotel.
Another theory is that the shooting was ordered by the East Coast hip-hop scene, which was feuding with the West Coast scene at the time. Tupac was a leading figure in the West Coast scene, and his death was seen as a major victory for the East Coast.
Still, another theory is that the shooting was a random act of violence. There were other people shot in the same drive-by shooting, and it is possible that Tupac was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The case remains unsolved, and there is no clear consensus on who was responsible for Tupac Shakur's death. However, the mystery surrounding his death has only added to his legend. He is still considered one of the greatest rappers of all time, and his music continues to be popular today.
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