By Wonderwall.com Editors
1:42pm PST, Jan 9, 2024
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Duane "Keefe D" Davis, the man accused of orchestrating the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, is threatening witnesses involved in his case, prosectors claim.
The alleged member of the South Side Compton Crips has been locked up in the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas since he was indicted in September 2023. He was set to have a bail hearing in early January, but the hearing was initially postponed after prosecutors filed court documents claiming the 60-year-old is dangerous and has been threatening two witnesses, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Keep reading for the details and to learn the results of the postponed hearing…
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In recently filed court documents, prosecutors insist that Duane "Keefe D" Davis shouldn't be allowed out of jail because he's a danger to the community. They argue that Keefe D is "focused on witnesses in the case," with his "ire … centered on two witnesses" in particular who testified during his grand jury hearings in the summer of 2023.
During a phone call from jail with his son, Keefe D referenced a "green light," which is believed to be code for harming someone.
"In Defendant's world, a 'green light' is an authorization to kill," prosecutors claim.
One of the witnesses was made aware of the "green light" call, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
But, on Jan. 9, Keefe D was granted bail, which a judge set at $750,000. Should he get bailed out, he'll be ordered to house arrest on high-level electronic monitoring.
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Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996.
Earlier that night, the "All Eyez On Me" rapper got into a brawl with known gang member Orlando Anderson as he made his way out of the MGM Grand hotel and casino.
There has been widespread suspicion over the years that the shooting was retaliation for the fight.
After he was shot, Tupac remained in a coma for six days before eventually passing away.
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For decades, authorities have suspected that Duane "Keefe D" Davis — who's Orlando Anderson's uncle — was somehow involved in Tupac Shakur's death.
They finally conducted a search of Keefe D's home in the Las Vegas area in July 2023. Two months later, on Sept. 29, 2023, Keefe D was arrested for murder while he was out for a walk.
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Duane "Keefe D" Davis hasn't exactly hidden the fact that he was on hand the night Tupac Shakur was murdered. In fact, he's admitted to being in the car with the man who shot and ultimately killed the rapper.
In a 2018 documentary, Keefe D said he and his crew saw Tupac and Death Row Records founder Suge Knight driving to a nightclub in a BMW. Keefe's crew then followed Tupac and pulled up next to the BMW at a stoplight. Suddenly, four shots rang out from the back of the car Keefe was in — the two men in the back of the car, Keefe said, were Orlando Anderson and another man named DeAndre Smith (both have since died).
Keefe D also addressed Tupac's death in his 2019 book "Compton Street Legend." His team said the comments about Tupac were made for financial gain and "entertainment purposes."
Prosecutors aren't buying it, though.
"Defendant confessed over and over again that he is responsible for the murder of Tupac Shakur," they say. "Now, finally, facing the consequences of his actions, Defendant asks this Court to ignore his words."
Keefe D has pleaded not guilty to the murder.
