Almost three decades later, Tupac Shakur’s death remains a mystery and no trial
The American court postponed for the second time the trial of the main suspect in the rapper’s murder Tupac Amaru Shakurin 1996. Duane “Keffe D” Davisimprisoned since September 29 of this year, has not yet found a lawyer to represent him in court, according to the American press (via The globe).
In Clark County Court this Thursday (19), the judge started and ended the hearing in a few seconds. On October 4, he had another hearing, which was also cancelled.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, leader of the South Side Compton Crips gang, is the only suspect still alive. Three other men who were said to be inside the white Cadillac where the shots that hit the rapper came from are also dead.
In 2019, Davis came to launch Compton Street Legend, a book with memories about his trajectory in the world of gangs. According to American police, he was still at the head of the group when he planned the attack on Tupac Shakura crime for which he is named as the main suspect.
Remember the case
On September 7, 1996, 2Pac had just left a fight Mike Tyson It is Bruce Seldon, in Las Vegas. The artist left the Grand Hotel MGM, alongside Marion “Suge” Knightwith ten more cars, heading to a club.
Next to the BMW driven by Knight, a white Cadillac with four people stopped at a red light. Shots were fired from inside the unknown car, four of which hit Tupac. The death of Shakur was declared on September 13th. He was only 25 years old.
The motivation for the crime would have been a fight between the rapper and his nephew. Davisstill in the hotel where the fight took place. Orlando Anderson was beaten by Tupacwho was accompanied by his friend Marion “Suge” Knightand the confusion had to be cleared up by employees.
A brief – and memorable – career
Tupac Shakurthe most successful Hip-Hop artist to date, with 75 million records sold and author of hits such as “California Love”addressed in his lyrics the difficulties of African Americans in the United States, who faced everything from police brutality to mass arrests.
Self-proclaimed ‘gangsta rapper’, he is one of the most influential names in rap and has sold more than 75 million copies of his records. Born as Lesane Parish Crooksthe artist’s parents, members of the Black Panthers, informally baptized him as Tupac Amarunamed after an Inca guerrilla who rebelled against the Spanish invasion.
Source: Rollingstone
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