Suspect who killed rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996 arrested in Las Vegas

“Duane”Keffe D”Davis, 60 years oldHe was arrested in connection with the shooting that took the rapper’s life on the famous Las Vegas Strip on September 13, 1996, according to the Los Angeles Times.

After years of no progress in the case, last July Las Vegas Police searched the home in Henderson, Nevada, of Paula Clemons, Davis’ wife, who had repeatedly assured her that her nephew, Orlando Anderson, was involved in the murder. artist.

Anderson denied responsibility for the murder In many cases He died in a gang shooting two years after Shakur’s death.

The author of “Hit ‘Em Up” was killed at the age of 25 after being struck several times by a vehicle after leaving a boxing match at the MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas.

in 2018 netflix He shot the documentary “Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and Biggie”, Davis states that he was in the vehicle with the man who shot Shakur, but does not want to name the person responsible.

Las Vegas police have claimed in the past that the investigation stalled due to a lack of cooperation despite numerous witnesses.

Since his murder, Tupac’s legend has grown exponentially, making him an emblem of American hip-hop, and his death has led to the creation of conspiracy theories.

Shakur was born on June 16, 1971 in New York. He grew up amid poverty and violence on the streets. and as a teenager he entered an art school in Baltimore (USA).

The album “2Pacalypse Now” (1991) was the first step in his career, in which he was characterized by a “gangsta” style, a rap movement that aimed to depict the misery, violence and racism of the ghettos, but, according to his critics, glorified the lives of criminals.