Tupac Shakur Murder Suspect's Own Words Played for Jury

Jurors in the trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis heard pivotal audio recordings on Thursday where Davis recounted the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. In a 2008 interview with detectives, Davis stated that his nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, was the one who fired the shots that fatally wounded Shakur in Las Vegas.

Davis, 63, is accused of masterminding the murder of the 25-year-old hip-hop icon. He claims he was present in the white Cadillac from which the shots were fired, alongside Anderson and two other individuals. The prosecution is building its case largely on Davis's own admissions, including statements made to police, appearances on podcasts, and his 2019 memoir, "Compton Street Legend."

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If we would have been on my side, I would have blasted.

During the recorded interview, Davis described how the Cadillac pulled alongside Shakur's vehicle, which also contained Death Row Records head Marion "Suge" Knight. Davis stated that he had intended to fire the weapon himself but passed it to Anderson when his side of the car did not align with Shakur's. Anderson then allegedly began shooting.

Davis has pleaded not guilty to the charges. His defense attorney has vehemently contested the prosecution's narrative, characterizing Davis's accounts as "fiction" and asserting that investigators have failed to corroborate his statements with concrete evidence. The defense maintains that Davis was "full of crap" when recounting his alleged involvement. Earlier investigations had also considered Knight and Sean "Diddy" Combs as potential suspects, and Davis himself had previously provided conflicting information to the FBI regarding Anderson's involvement.

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Everybody was a suspect at that time.