Search for Tupac's Murder Uncovers Bullet Cartridges and Computers from Las Vegas-Area Residence
Recently, new information has come to light regarding the unsolved 1996 murder of renowned rapper Tupac Shakur. Authorities reignited the case this week, and a significant number of items were taken from a house located at 2204 Maple Shade Street in Henderson, Nevada, on Monday. This information was provided to us by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which managed to obtain a copy of the warrant.
The assorted items included 11 .40-caliber bullet cartridges, as well as computers, an iPhone, and other potential artifacts that may contain evidence related to gang activities or the murder itself. Additionally, photographs, a book, and an undisclosed quantity of "purported marijuana" were also confiscated.
The property belongs to alleged Southside Compton Crips member Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis, aged 60. The same Davis is the uncle of Orlando Anderson, who has been long considered a prime suspect in Shakur's murder and passed away in 1998 due to gang violence.
The confiscated book was Compton Street Legend: Notorious Keffe D's Street-Level Accounts of Tupac and Biggie Murders, Death Row Origins, Suge Knight, Puffy Combs, and Crooked Cops. Authored by Davis and Yusuf Jah and released in 2019, the book reveals that Davis drove Anderson, the perpetrator, in the white Cadillac that opened fire on Shakur and Suge Knight at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane on September 7, 1996.
"Tupac made a sudden movement and began to reach down beneath his seat," Davis recalled in the book. "It was the first and only time in my life that I could relate to the police command, 'Keep your hands where I can see them.' Instead, Pac pulled out a gun, and that's when the fireworks started. One of my guys from the back seat grabbed the Glock and started firing back."
Shakur quietly breathed his last on September 13, 1996, at the age of 25.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department submitted a search warrant request on Saturday, as confirmed by the R-J. Judicial officer Jacqueline Bluth found sufficient grounds to issue a "no-knock" warrant, meaning officers would not need to alert residents before entering the premises.
The warrant explicitly mentioned personal belongings, bills, and receipts, allowing them to establish the identities of the occupants.
Could Retaliation Have Been the Motive?
The MGM Grand's security footage shows Shakur and Knight vigorously assaulting Anderson upon his attempt to exit a Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon boxing match. Prior to Shakur's murder, a group led by Anderson supposedly assaulted Trevon Lane, a close ally of Knight and a member of LA's opposing Bloods street gang. During this altercation, Anderson allegedly stole a Death Row Records medallion from Lane, a gift bestowed upon him by Knight.
Lane subsequently indicated Anderson to the Death Row entourage. In the surveillance video, Shakur can be seen throwing the first punch of the brutal beating.
Anderson, who remains the primary suspect in Shakur's murder, was killed in a separate gang shootout on May 29, 1998.
The same gun used in the shooting, a .40-caliber Glock 22, was reportedly found in the Compton backyard of the girlfriend of one of Anderson's friends. The bag reportedly had a Las Vegas mailing address inside.
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