Nevada police executed a search warrant Monday within the investigation of the homicide of Tupac Shakur searching for laptops and different digital gadgets on the residence of a gang member who stated he was within the automobile when the celebrity rapper was fatally shot in Las Vegas in 1996, in accordance with the warrant, solely obtained by NBC Information on Thursday.
Duane Keith Davis, 60, often known as “Keefy D” or “Keffe D,” was the goal of the warrant in Clark County, underneath which Las Vegas police additionally searched desktops and different digital storage gadgets, equivalent to thumb drives, CDs, exterior onerous drives and audio recordings, the warrant stated.
Davis, the warrant stated, was affiliated with the South Aspect Compton Crips road gang, and he has been vocal about his involvement over time.
Davis was one among 4 individuals who police say was within the suspect automobile when Shakur was killed in a drive-by taking pictures in Las Vegas. The suspect within the taking pictures, Orlando Anderson, Davis’ nephew, later died in a gang-related killing in Los Angeles. Davis, who was investigated by each Los Angeles and Las Vegas police, initially denied involvement however later gave police particulars in regards to the case underneath a restricted non-prosecution settlement. Extra not too long ago, he has brazenly mentioned his presence on the scene in interviews, articles and different media.
Investigators had been additionally searching for “notes, writings, ledgers, and different handwritten or typed paperwork regarding tv reveals, documentaries, YouTube episodes, e book manuscripts, and flicks regarding the homicide of Tupac Shakur,” the warrant stated.
The search of Davis’ residence in Henderson, about 15 miles south of Las Vegas, turned up a Pokeball USB drive, a black iPhone in a black case, a gold iPad with a damaged display screen, a gold iPad in a pink case and a purple Toshiba laptop computer, amongst different objects, the warrant stated.
One other Toshiba laptop computer, a Toshiba onerous drive and an HP laptop computer had been additionally listed in objects obtained by investigators. The e book “Compton Avenue Legend” — co-written by Keffe D — a Vibe journal that includes Shakur, “purported marijuana” and tubs with pictures in them had been additionally collected, the warrant stated.
Police confirmed in a press release Tuesday that the search warrant was served.
“We may have no additional remark presently,” the assertion concluded.
Shakur, 25, died Sept. 13, 1996. His slaying has remained unsolved.
Whereas he has been gone for greater than 25 years, he’s arguably as well-known and related now as he was when he died.
The Oakland, California, Metropolis Council this 12 months voted to rename a part of MacArthur Boulevard, a foremost thoroughfare, in his honor.
“Tupac knew deep down that he was at all times meant for one thing nice,” his sister Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur stated final month at a ceremony including her late brother’s star to the Hollywood Stroll of Fame. “And as his little sister, I had the privilege to look at that greatness unfold.”
Shakur shouldn’t be solely thought-about hip-hop royalty; his musical affect has elevated him in dying to the standing of a legendary artist.
He’s thought-about among the many most influential and versatile rappers of all time. Shakur, a six-time Grammy nominee, has had 5 No. 1 albums: 1995’s “Me In opposition to the World” and 1996’s “All Eyez on Me” and three posthumous releases: 1996’s “The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Idea,” which was recorded underneath the title Makaveli, 2001’s “Till the Finish of Time” and 2004’s “Loyal to the Recreation.”
Shakur has bought 33 million albums — 41 million when observe sale and streaming equivalents are included, in accordance with the leisure knowledge firm Luminate. His on-demand video and audio streams complete 10.1 billion.
He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in 2017.