In Las Vegas, a judge has rejected Duane "Keffe D" Davis's request to dismiss the murder charges against him in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. In a decision issued Tuesday, Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny said he found no evidence supporting Davis's claim of immunity agreements made with local and federal authorities during eitther 1998 or early 2000s interviews, which Davis argued should exempt him from prosecution. Davis, charged with first-degree murder, has pleaded not guilty and contends that the 27-year delay in his indictment is a violation of his constitutional rights.
Davis is accused of orchestrating the fatal shooting of Shakur, which occurred near the Las Vegas Strip after an altercation at a casino involving Shakur and Davis's nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson. Davis, once a leader of a Crips gang faction in Compton, allegedly provided the weapon used during the shooting. Prosecutors say the evidence against Davis includes his own account as shared in his 2019 memoir.
The trial is set for March 17 in Las Vegas, and Davis remains in custody following his arrest in September 2023. The shooting, which led to Shakur's death at the age of 25, has been shrouded in mystery and conspiracy theories for decades. Anderson, who was also suspected but never charged, was killed in a separate shooting in 1998. (This story was generated by Newser's AI chatbot. Source: the AP)
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