Tupac Shakur murder: Suspect makes first court appearance
ByTheresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Duane Davis FILE PHOTO: A booking photo of Duane "Keefe D" Davis, photographed off of a television monitor, is shown during a news conference at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters. A Nevada grand jury indicted Davis on one count of murder with a deadly weapon in the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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ByTheresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
The alleged mastermind behind the 1996 drive-by shooting that claimed the life of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur made his first appearance in court on Wednesday following his arrest last week.
Duane “Keefe D” Davis appeared briefly before a judge in Clark County, Nevada. His arraignment, which had been scheduled for the day, was pushed back to Oct. 19 to allow time for his attorney to appear in court.
Authorities charged Davis with murder last week, more than two and a half decades after Shakur and Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight were shot near the Las Vegas Strip.
Spurred by an earlier fight involving his nephew, Orlando Anderson, Shakur and Knight, Davis and others camped out for the pair outside a club where they were expected to appear on the night of the shooting, police said. After they failed to show up, Davis got into a car with Anderson and two others. Shots rang out when the group saw Shakur and Knight a short while later, investigators said.
Both Shakur and Knight were injured. Shakur died of his injuries six days later, on Sept. 13, 1996. He was 25 years old.
Last week, Lt. Jason Johansson said at a news conference that Davis is “the only living suspect related to this investigation” and that “all other three suspects are deceased.”
Davis remained jailed without bond Wednesday in Clark County.
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Remembering Tupac Flavor Flav, standing with rapper Tupac Shakur, greets fans backstage during the 1989 American Music Awards, Los Angeles, California, January 30, 1989. (Photo by Clarence Gatson/Gado/Getty Images) (Clarence Gatson/Gado/Getty Images)
Remembering Tupac Rosie Perez and Tupac Shakur (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Remembering Tupac NEW YORK - JULY 23: Rappers Chuck D of Public Enemy and Tupac Shakur pose for a portrait at Club Amazon on July 23, 1993 in New York, New York. (Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (Al Pereira)
Remembering Tupac NEW YORK - JULY 23: Rapper Tupac Shakur performs onstage at Club Amazon on July 23, 1993 in New York, New York. (Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (Al Pereira)
Tupac Shakur FILE PHOTO: Rapper Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
Remembering Tupac NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: American rapper, songwriter, and actor (1971-1996) Tupac Shakur poses for a portrait during the 1994 Source Awards on April 25, 1994 at the Paramount Theatre in New York, New York. (Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images) (Bob Berg/Getty Images)
Tupac Shakur FILE PHOTO: Rapper Tupac Shakur performs at the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in September 1994. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
Remembering Tupac MILWAUKEE - SEPTEMBER 1994: Rapper Tupac Shakur performs at the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in September 1994. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
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Remembering Tupac Tupac Shakur during Party For Cowboy Noir Thriller "Red Rock West" at Club USA in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Remembering Tupac Tupac Shakur (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
Remembering Tupac View of American rapper and actor Tupac Shakur (also known as 2Pac, 1971 - 1996) and actress Jada Pinkett Smith as they pose together at a movie premiere, New York, New York, 1996. (Photo by Gene Shaw/Getty Images) (Gene Shaw/Getty Images)
Remembering Tupac Tupac Shakur and Marion Suge Knight (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Remembering Tupac Tupac Shakur and James Belushi in a scene from the film 'Criminal Intent', 1997. (Photo by Orion/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Remembering Tupac Tupac Shakur in a scene from the film 'Gridlock'd', 1997. (Photo by Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images) (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Remembering Tupac UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 14: Daily News front page headline Sept. 14, 1996, Tupac Shakur dies of gunshot wounds, RAP REQUIEM (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) (New York Daily News Archive/NY Daily News via Getty Images)
