NewsWSVN 7 News MiamiAugust 21, 2026Miami-Dade
Jurors review 2008 police interview where Duane Davis describes 1996 Tupac Shakur shooting
Jurors in the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis heard a 2008 recorded police interview in which Davis claims his nephew, Orlando Anderson, fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996. Prosecutors are using this recording, along with Davis’s later public statements and memoir, to argue he orchestrated the killing, while the defense maintains the statements are unreliable fiction.
Read the full story at WSVN 7 News MiamiWhy It Matters
The trial determines legal accountability for the 1996 killing of a major cultural figure, testing whether decades-old police interview recordings and subsequent public admissions constitute sufficient evidence for a murder conviction.
Key Facts
- Duane Davis is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
- In a 2008 police interview, Davis identified his nephew, Orlando Anderson, as the person who fired the shots.
- Davis stated he was in the car with Anderson and two other men during the shooting.
- Prosecutors argue the killing was retaliation for an attack on Anderson by Shakur's entourage earlier that day.
- The defense argues Davis's statements were 'fiction' and that investigators lacked corroborating evidence.
- Detectives originally interviewed Davis in 2008 regarding the 1997 death of the Notorious B.I.G.
- Detectives told Davis in 2008 that his statements were confidential and could not be used against him.
- Prosecutors argue that Davis's later public interviews and memoir nullified any previous confidentiality agreements.
- Davis has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Who's Mentioned
personSean Diddy Combs“Previously speculated by Davis as involved.”personGreg Kading“Detective who conducted the 2008 interview.”personDaryn Dupree“Detective who conducted the 2008 interview.”personNotorious B.I.G.“Subject of the 1997 shooting death investigation.”personOrlando Anderson“Davis's nephew, identified by Davis as the shooter.”personMarion Suge Knight“Death Row Records head present during the shooting.”personDuane Davis“Defendant accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.”personDeandre Smith“Individual Davis claims was in the car during the shooting.”personTupac Shakur“Victim of the 1996 drive-by shooting.”