Duane “Keffe D” Davis, convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, sat for an interview at Clark County Detention Center following his conviction. Davis expressed confidence in his appeal prospects, claiming civil rights violations occurred during his trial. The jury deliberated for just over two hours before reaching their guilty verdict on August 31, nearly 30 years after Shakur was shot four times in a vehicle driven by Death Row CEO Suge Knight at a Las Vegas intersection.
Davis, now 63, has previously made public statements about his involvement in the killing through television documentaries, YouTube podcasts, and his autobiography titled “Compton Street Legend.” He now characterizes these prior accounts as fabrications designed to avoid indictment on other charges and generate income. According to Davis, he was not present in Las Vegas on the night of Shakur’s murder, though he acknowledged the absence of receipts, phone records, eyewitness accounts, or alibis to substantiate his whereabouts.
During the interview, Davis declined to address Shakur’s family members, who were present in court during the trial. He expressed concern about the prosecution’s conduct regarding jury access and criticized testimony from a witness, claiming the account was inaccurate. Davis stated he was with his roommate at a bar near UCLA following a Mike Tyson fight on the night in question, then returned home the following morning.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 13. Davis characterized his former attorney’s initial assessment that the case would result in wealth and a brief detention period, though circumstances have evidently diverged significantly from that prediction.
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