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Tupac Shakur was shot in 1996, suspect Duane “Kef D” Davis arrested and charged with murder Friday.
Now, Shakur’s close friend Jada Pinkett Smith is reacting to the news.
in friday instagram storiesthe 52-year-old actress wrote, “Now I hope we get some answers and some closure. Rest in peace.”
Shakur, who was murdered 27 years ago this month, would have turned 52 this year.
At a press conference Friday, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jason Johansson said, “Duane Davis was the shooter in the group that committed this crime and directed the plan that was carried out.”
During the press conference, surveillance footage was shown of Shakur, Suge Knight and others jumping Keef D’s nephew Orlando Anderson in Las Vegas on the night of the murders.
Murder suspect Orlando denied any wrongdoing, but was later killed in a gang shooting in 1998.
Johansson said, “While both groups were being ejected from the match, members of Death Row Records discovered Orlando Anderson near the elevator bank inside MGM, and at that time they kicked and punched him near the elevator bank. Almost no one knew that was the case.” This incident would ultimately lead to the retaliatory shooting and death of Tupac Shakur. ”
After the altercation, Davis “began planning to obtain a gun and retaliate against Suge Knight and Mr. Shakur.”
Johansson said Davis obtained a firearm and got into a Cadillac with Terrence Brown, DeAndre Smith and Anderson. ”
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“At some point, while they were in a white Cadillac, Mr. Davis took the firearm he had obtained and provided it to a passenger in the back seat of the vehicle,” Johansson told reporters about the events leading up to the murder. Told. vehicle. “
New York Times too report A Clark County grand jury indicted Davis on “one count of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and intent to aid, aid, or abet a criminal organization.”
The Associated Press previously reported that it was unclear whether Davis had an attorney. He did not respond to requests for comment.
Back in July, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to Extra that a search warrant had been executed in connection with the incident.
“LVMPD can confirm that a search warrant was executed in Henderson, Nevada on July 17, 2023 as part of the ongoing Tupac Shakur murder investigation,” police said in a statement. There are no further comments at this time. ”
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TMZ report At the time, the house belonged to Davis’ wife, Paula Clemmons.
According to 8 News Now, police Searching For “personal notes, photos, and other documents related to the rapper’s death.”
Keef D, who is said to be a former Crip, has spoken out about Tupac’s murder and published a book called “Compton Street Legend” in 2019.
The crime occurred on September 7, 1996. Tupac, 25, had just finished a boxing match with Mike Tyson at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. He was riding in a black BMW with Suge Knight of Death Row Records when he was attacked by someone in a white Cadillac.
Tupac was shot four times and spent six days in the hospital before dying.
Shakur is a music legend. According to ABC News, he has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
In April, Snoop Dogg attended the premiere of Dear Mama, a five-part documentary series about the powerful bond between Tupac and his late mother, Afeni Shakur.
In an interview with Extra, Snoop reflected on what Tupac would do today to change the world. He said: “Football leagues, philanthropy, changing the world, being a politician, being competent, being positive…he would have done twice as much as I did, because Because he did it well.”With the game in front of us, I’m just doing some of the things that I think he would be proud of.”