Duane “Keefe D” Davis, a long-time figure tied to the infamous murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, has maintained his innocence in an exclusive interview following his arrest in September 2023.
Speaking to ABC News from his detention at the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada, Davis categorically denied the accusations that have haunted him for more than 30 years.
“I’m innocent,” Davis said, during the hour-long interview, in which he recounted his life, the charges against him, and the circumstances surrounding his arrest.
Davis claimed that he confessed to his involvement in the 1996 shooting of Tupac Shakur only under duress and because he was allegedly paid to lie.
“I did everything they asked me to do. I stopped selling drugs, I got new friends. I’m supposed to be out there enjoying my twilight years watching my grandkids at their football games,” Davis emphasized, pointing to his desire to be home with his family, rather than facing the charges brought against him.
The murder of Tupac Shakur on September 13, 1996, has been a cold case for decades.
The rapper was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting while sitting in a BMW on the Las Vegas Strip.
Despite surviving the initial attack, Shakur succumbed to his injuries six days later.
The murder has remained shrouded in mystery, largely due to the deep-rooted “street code” that complicates investigations and discourages witnesses from coming forward.
Authorities allege that Davis, a reputed leader of the Crips street gang based in Compton, California, orchestrated the shooting.
They claim that Davis was the “shot caller” behind the execution-style drive-by that took Shakur’s life.
Prosecutors have pointed to his involvement in the gang and various interviews he gave over the years, suggesting that he played a key role in the tragic event.
However, Davis continues to insist that he is being “railroaded” by the authorities and that his previous admissions of guilt were made under external pressures.
“I’m not a bad man. I’m a retired man,” he asserted, insisting that he left his past life of drug dealing behind.
Despite these claims, the murder case remains unresolved, with little cooperation from those involved due to the unwritten code of silence that surrounds the hip-hop community.
The shadow of Tupac’s murder continues to loom over both the hip-hop industry and American criminal investigations, with theories and rumors swirling for decades.
The case has remained a prominent topic of discussion among fans and investigators alike, and with Davis’s recent arrest, it may soon come closer to resolution—though Davis’s continued denials cast doubt on the case’s closure.
As the legal proceedings continue, it remains to be seen if further revelations will emerge that could bring clarity to one of hip-hop’s most notorious cold cases.
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