Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Duane Davis Convicted in Tupac Shakur Murder Case
Tupac Shakur was a famous rapper who was shot in Las Vegas in 1996.
The article says Duane Davis, also called “Keffe D,” was responsible for organizing the attack.
Davis was related to Orlando Anderson, who had fought with Shakur earlier that night.
Davis wrote in a memoir that he and three other people looked for Shakur.
They found him riding in a car driven by Marion “Suge” Knight.
A white car pulled next to them, and someone fired shots.
Shakur died, and Davis was arrested in 2023.
The article says he was later convicted and could receive life in prison.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested in September 2023 in connection with Tupac Shakur’s killing, according to the article.
The article says Davis was convicted of orchestrating the murder and faces life in prison.
The shooting followed a fight involving Shakur’s group and Orlando Anderson at the MGM Grand on August 18, 1996.
Davis wrote that he, Anderson, Terrance Brown and Deandre Smith drove around in a white car looking for Shakur and Marion “Suge” Knight.
A white Cadillac pulled alongside Knight’s BMW in Las Vegas, and someone opened fire, killing Shakur.
- Who
- Duane “Keffe D” Davis was convicted in connection with the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur; Orlando Anderson, Terrance Brown and Deandre Smith were identified as the other men in Davis’s account.
- What
- Shakur was shot and killed, and the article says Davis orchestrated the attack as revenge for a fight involving his nephew, Orlando Anderson.
- When
- The shooting occurred on September 7, 1996; Davis was arrested in September 2023, and the article says he was later convicted.
- Where
- The shooting took place in Las Vegas, after Shakur left the MGM Grand area.
- Why
- According to the article, the attack was planned in retaliation for a fight between Shakur’s group and Orlando Anderson at the MGM Grand on August 18, 1996.
- Victim
- Rapper Tupac Shakur
- Defendant
- Duane “Keffe D” Davis
- Arrest
- September 2023
- Shooting date
- September 7, 1996
- Location
- Las Vegas
- Alleged motive
- Revenge for a fight involving Orlando Anderson
- Memoir
- Compton Street Legend, published in 2019