Judge allows use of police interview in trial for man accused of killing Tupac Shakur
A Nevada judge has ruled that a 2008 police interview with Duane 'Keffe D' Davis can be used as evidence in his upcoming murder trial for the death of Tupac Shakur. The defense argued the interview was confidential, but the court determined Davis waived that protection by speaking publicly about the case.
Why it matters
This ruling is a pivotal development in a high-profile cold case that has remained unsolved for nearly three decades.
A Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the recording of an interview the man accused in the killing Tupac Shakur gave to police in 2008 could be used at his upcoming trial. Judge Carli Kierny found that the interview is admissible in Duane “Keffe D” Davis' trial, which is scheduled to start Aug. 10. Davis, 63, is charged with murder in Shakur's 1996 killing and faces life in prison without parole if convicted. Prosecutors allege Davis orchestrated the killing. Related video above: Baltimore honored Tupac Shakur earlier this year with street renaming Shakur’s death is considered one of the most notorious unsolved murders in the United States. The case went cold until Davis began making public statements about it, including in a book he co-wrote in which he said he was in the Cadillac and provided the weapon used to shoot Shakur.
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