Current:Home > InvestWatch livestream: Duane Davis to appear in court for murder charge in Tupac Shakur's death -InvestSmart Insights
Watch livestream: Duane Davis to appear in court for murder charge in Tupac Shakur's death
View
Date:2025-04-26 00:08:14
A man charged with murder in connection to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur is slated to appear in court Wednesday.
USA TODAY will be providing live coverage beginning at 11:30 a.m. ET/8:30 a.m. PT. You can watch the video at the top of the page or on USA TODAY's YouTube channel.
In a long-awaited breakthrough in the case, the Las Vegas Police Department on Friday arrested Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the the Sept. 7, 1996, fatal drive-by shooting of Shakur. A Nevada grand jury indicted Davis in Shakur's death, prosecutors announced Friday, charging Davis with murder with use of a deadly weapon in the killing of the rapper.
Shakur, considered one of the most prolific and influential rappers of his time, died at University Medical Center in Las Vegas seven days after the shooting. He was 25.
Who is Duane 'Keefe D' Davis?What to know about man arrested in Tupac Shakur's killing
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis charged for Tupac Shakur's death
Davis, 60, is charged with one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon and with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang, Clark County District Attorney Steven B. Wolfson told reporters during a Friday press conference.
Davis has been on police radar since the crime, having admitted to being inside a Cadillac where shots were fired that night near Las Vegas Boulevard.
Fatal drive-by shooting killed 2Pac
During a press conference in Las Vegas Friday, LVPD homicide Lt. Jason Johansson said the shooting took place as Shakur headed to a nightclub, after watching Mike Tyson knock out Bruce Seldon in a championship fight at the MGM Grand.
Shakur was riding in a BMW driven by Marion "Suge" Knight when the Cadillac with four men inside pulled alongside them at a red light; one person opened fire, riddling the passenger side of Knight's car with bullets, police said. Shakur's fatal shooting kicked off a decades-long mystery that stumped and enraptured investigators and the public alike.
Suspect arrested in Tupac's slaying:A timeline of rapper's death, investigation
Shakur was heavily involved in the East Coast-West Coast rivalry of the era, igniting tensions between himself and rival the Notorious B.I.G., who died in a separate shooting one year after Shakur's slaying.
Before the recent arrest, police raided Davis' home in July and collected an assortment of items, including computers, a cell phone, a hard drive and several .40-caliber bullets.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.
veryGood! (61)
Related
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- 'Monk' returns for one 'Last Case' and it's a heaping serving of TV comfort food
- Execution date set for Missouri man who killed his cousin and her husband in 2006
- What is Whamageddon? The viral trend that has people avoiding Wham's Last Christmas
- How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
- Commuters stranded in traffic for hours after partial bridge shutdown in Rhode Island
- Sun-dried tomatoes, Aviator brand, recalled due to concerns over unlabeled sulfites
- The 'physics' behind potential interest rate cuts
- Trump's 'stop
- Brooke Shields' Daughter Grier Rewears Her Mom's Iconic Little Black Dress From 2006
Ranking
- Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
- US nuclear regulators to issue construction permit for a reactor that uses molten salt
- Man charged in stabbing death of Catholic priest in Nebraska
- Supreme Court agrees to hear high-stakes dispute over abortion pill
- Sam Taylor
- Inflation is pinching Hungary’s popular Christmas markets. $23 sausage dog, anyone?
- Harry Potter first edition found in bargain bin sells for $69,000 at auction
- Wholesale inflation in US slowed further last month, signaling that price pressures continue to ease
Recommendation
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
Biden to meet in person Wednesday with families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas
Hundreds of eggs, 53 primates, 660 pounds of ivory among items seized in global wildlife trafficking operation
Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot
Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military
André Braugher, Emmy-winning 'Homicide' and 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' actor, dies at 61
The AP names its five Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023
It’s a ‘silly notion’ that Trump’s Georgia case should pause for the election, Willis tells the AP