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Tupac Murder Suspect Duane ‘Keffe D' Davis Insists He's Innocent in First TV Interview Since Arrest

Tupac Murder Suspect Duane ‘Keffe D' Davis Insists He's Innocent in First TV Interview Since Arrest

Yahoo06-03-2025
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is speaking out from behind bars as he faces a murder charge for the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur.
Davis, who pleaded not guilty, has remained at Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas since his September 2023 arrest, and he has now given ABC News his first-ever interview since being arrested.
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'I'm innocent,' he said in the sit-down, which aired Thursday (March 6) on Good Morning America. 'I did everything they asked me to do. Get new friends. Stop selling drugs. I stopped all that. I'm supposed to be out there enjoying my twilight at one of my f—ing grandson's football games and basketball games. Enjoying life with my kids.'
2Pac's murder remained a cold case until Davis' 2023 arrest nearly 27 years after the legendary Death Row rapper was gunned down in Las Vegas. Still, the former Crips gang member, who prosecutors believe was the 'shot caller' to orchestrate the hit on Pac, is confident he'll be found not guilty.
'I did not do it,' he insisted during the interview. 'They don't have nothing. And they know they don't have nothing. They can't even place me out here. They don't have no gun, no car, no Keffe D, no nothing.'
Davis claims he was hundreds of miles away when the 2Pac shooting took place, and said he'll have about '20 or 30 people' coming to court to corroborate his alibi.
He spoken about his alleged involvement in Pac's murder in the past, as he's given his account in numerous interviews as well as his 2019 Compton Street Legend memoir. However, back in 2008, Davis allegedly agreed to a proffer agreement with authorities connected to an L.A. task force, which would have granted him immunity from being prosecuted in the case.
Per ABC News, he once again admitted his alleged role in Pac's murder a year later to detectives in Las Vegas, but they were not required to honor any previous agreements.
A Clark County District Court judge ruled in January that Davis had not shown proof of any immunity deals. He's repeatedly been denied bail.
Shakur was shot on Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Authorities believe Davis orchestrated the hit with others in the car following a brawl at the MGM Grand casino.
Davis was arrested in September 2023 and has been charged with first degree murder. He will head to trial in February 2026.
Watch Davis' interview with ABC News above.
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