Duane “Keefe D” Davis’ long-awaited murder trial for his alleged role in the 1996 shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur has been postponed until 2026.
Originally scheduled for March 2025, the delay came after Davis’ attorney filed a motion on Feb. 14, requesting more time to prepare.
The motion emphasized that with every new piece of evidence presented, it is increasingly evident that crucial facts in the case remain unexamined.
“This case involves decades-old allegations,” the motion read, an argument Judge Carli Kierney, overseeing the case, agreed with.
“It looks like there are quite a few things that are left to be done to get this case prepared,” Judge Kierney stated. “So that Mr. Davis can have effective assistance of counsel.”
Davis, currently held at the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada, faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon in connection with the infamous September 1996 shooting that left Tupac Shakur dead at the age of 25.
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Although Davis has plead not guilty to the charges, the legal proceedings have been a subject of contention for years.
Davis previously attempted to have the charges dismissed, citing the passage of time and alleged constitutional violations. However, his motion to dismiss was denied, and the case remains on track for trial, despite the delay.
Davis has openly spoken about his alleged role in the murder of Shakur on multiple occasions, including in various interviews and in his own book, Compton Street Legend, in which he detailed the events surrounding the rap star’s death.
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According to Davis’ previous accounts, he provided the firearm used in the shooting of Shakur to his nephew, Orlando Anderson, who is believed to be the gunman responsible for Tupac’s murder.
Furthermore, Davis has claimed that he was in a vehicle with Anderson, who since died, and other alleged accomplices at the time of the shooting, which occurred on the Las Vegas strip following Mike Tyson’s heavyweight title fight against Bruce Selden.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 29: An image on a television monitor shows a photo of Tupac Shakur (L) and Marion “Suge” Knight Jr. in a car in Las Vegas the night Shakur was killed as (L-R) Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jason Johansson hold a news conference at the LVMPD headquarters on the arrest and indictment of Duane “Keefe D” Davis for the 1996 murder of Shakur on September 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Nevada grand jury indicted Davis on one count of murder with a deadly weapon in the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur.
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However, he now says that those admissions were fabricated and that testimony will prove that he wasn’t present in Las Vegas at the time of the shooting, thus vindicating him of guilt.
If convicted on all charges, Davis is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison.
A booking photo of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, photographed off of a television monitor, is shown during a news conference at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters held to brief media members on Davis’ arrest and indictment for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur on September 29, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. A Nevada grand jury indicted Davis on one count of murder with a deadly weapon in the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur.
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