Jurors heard Duane Davis, known as Keffe D, say in a 2008 police interview that his nephew Orlando Anderson, nicknamed Baby Lane, fired the bullets that killed rapper Tupac Shakur in a 1996 Las Vegas drive-by, according to testimony on Thursday. Davis is on trial, charged with orchestrating the killing of the 25-year-old artist.
The courtroom scene unfolded as Davis appeared in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. The proceedings featured an audio recording from the 2008 interview in which Davis described the sequence of events leading to Shakur’s death, publicly linking Anderson to the fatal shots.
The trial centers on Davis’s role in what prosecutors describe as a calculated murder plot surrounding the 1996 incident. Davis’s statements in the recording place Anderson at the scene and attribute the gunfire to him, presenting a version of events that positions Anderson as the shooter. The defense and prosecution continue to debate the credibility and relevance of the recorded statements as the case proceeds.
Details from the testimony emphasize the long-standing connections among individuals involved in the case and the enduring public interest in Tupac Shakur’s murder. The court has not released additional corroborating evidence during this update, and no verdict had been reached at the time of this report.
As the trial advances, jurors will assess the audio testimony and related evidence to determine whether Davis’s account proves his involvement in orchestrating the 1996 killing and whether Anderson was the shooter. Updates will follow as the case progresses in the Clark County court system.
