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Keffe D Goes to Trial in Tupac Killing as Jury Selection Opens

The case will hinge on decades-old statements and witness testimony that prosecutors say show Davis orchestrated the 1996 drive-by.

Overview

  • Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday, August 10, in Las Vegas for Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon tied to alleged gang activity.
  • A judge has ruled that Davis’s 2019 memoir and a 2008 recorded police interview are admissible and prosecutors plan to use those statements as central evidence.
  • The prosecution says it need not prove who fired the gun and will seek to show Davis was the “shot-caller” who supplied the weapon in retaliation for an MGM Grand fight.
  • Judge Carli Kierny signaled she may allow Davis to post bail before or during the trial, a move that could change his custody status but not the evidence the jury will hear.
  • With no recovered gun or Cadillac, credibility is pivotal as Davis recently recanted earlier admissions in a jailhouse interview and prosecutors released a high-profile witness list that includes Suge Knight and several of Tupac’s relatives.