Tupac murder suspect Duane Davis pleads not guilty
nme.comTupac Shakur.READ MORE: Who killed Tupac? Everything we know about hip-hop’s greatest mysteryOn September 29, Davis was charged with involvement in the rapper’s murder.
He faces a charge of open murder with use of a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement.The BBC reports that he entered his plea during a court appearance in Las Vegas, and a lawyer has been appointed to represent him.Shakur died at the age of 25 on September 13, 1996, several days after he was shot on September 7.
The identity of his killer has remained a mystery for nearly three decades.The rapper was targeted in Las Vegas as he was leaving the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight at the MGM Grand and was en route to a nightclub with Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight.A white Cadillac pulled up next to the pair’s vehicle on the passenger side and an unidentified gunman fired 14 shots.
Shakur was hit four times, later dying from his injuries.Davis is a former member of the gang Compton Crips. He is the uncle of the late Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, who had previously been identified as a suspect in Shakur’s murder but was never charged with any crimes.
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