(CMR) A man believed to have orchestrated the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur (2Pac) was arrested and charged with murder on Friday.
According to AP, Duane “Keffe D” Davis (60) has long been known to investigators as one of four suspects identified early in the investigation. He isn’t the accused gunman but was described as the “shot caller” by authorities Friday at a news conference and in court.
The hip-hop legend was shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas 27 years ago in September 1996.
He died a week after he was shot four times in his car while waiting at a red light.
Davis admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” that he provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting.
Police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson said Davis’ own public comments revived the investigation by providing police with “admissible evidence.”
Davis was arrested early Friday while walking near his home on the outskirts of Las Vegas, hours before prosecutors announced in court that a Nevada grand jury had indicted the self-described “gangster” on one count of murder with a deadly weapon.
Tupac Shakur was born in East Harlem, New York City. He released his debut album, 2Pacalypse Now, in 1991 and enjoyed chart success with multiple hits, including California Love, All Eyez on Me, Changes and I Ain't Mad at Cha.
Tupac, whose music often touched on themes around social issues, has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
In 2017, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this year.
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