Police have confirmed that they located bullets during their renewed search efforts in the Tupac Shakur case.
The search warrant was executed on Monday, July 17th, at the home of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, who claimed to be in the car along with several other gang members as they shot Shakur in September 1996. Investigators located .40 caliber bullets and will test them against those found in Shakur’s body.
Despite the case being nearly 27 years old, police have preserved a large amount of forensic evidence. With advancements in technology, much of that can now be tested. The clothing that Shakur was wearing on that fateful Las Vegas night, bullet shell casings, and gunpowder have all been meticulously protected throughout the years. However, some evidence had been destroyed, including a .40 caliber Glock pistol that was discovered at a Compton home in 1998. It was originally flagged as a weapon of interest, but a second round of ballistics testing proved it was not the gun that killed the rapper.
Davis has claimed that his supposed nephew Orlando Anderson was in the backseat of his vehicle. Two other South Side Compton Crips were also in the car. While Davis would not name Anderson as the shooter, he has confirmed in interviews that the shots came from the backseat. Anderson has long been a person of interest in the case. He was killed on May 29th, 1998, in a shooting.
As of now, it’s unclear if Davis could face charges in the case if the evidence in his home proves to be linked to Shakur.
