Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former Southside Compton Crips member accused in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, will now face trial on August 10, 2026, after a court granted his defense additional time to review extensive evidence.
Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny approved the six-month postponement after Davis’ attorney, Robert Draskovich, described the discovery as “voluminous” and requiring careful examination.
Prosecutors did not oppose the delay.
Davis, 60, has been held at the Clark County Detention Center since his arrest in September 2023. He is accused of orchestrating a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip that left Shakur fatally wounded.
Authorities allege that Davis gave the order from inside a white Cadillac that pulled up next to Shakur’s BMW before the shots were fired. Prosecutors maintain the attack was revenge for a casino fight between Shakur and Davis’ nephew, Orlando Anderson.
Anderson, long suspected of being the shooter, was killed in 1998 in an unrelated incident, leaving Davis among the few with direct knowledge of the events.
The defense will now have more time to review nearly 30 years of interviews, recorded statements, and forensic reports, according to Music Times.
This trial represents a milestone in one of Hip-Hop’s most famous unsolved crimes, a case that has fueled public speculation and debate since Shakur’s death on September 13, 1996.
