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Davis Goes to Trial Over Tupac Murder Gun Transfer

8/22/2026

Summary

Story summary

Duane “Keffe D” Davis faces trial for orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 drive-by murder.
Davis obtained a .40-caliber Glock and gave it to nephew Orlando Anderson, who fired.
The case hinges on Davis’s 2008 interview describing the gun’s transfer inside a Cadillac.
In that interview Davis claimed Sean “P. Diddy” Combs offered $1 million for the hit.
Defense attorney Michael Sanft says Davis fabricated story for profit and investigators never verified it.

History

Historical Context

The 1997 drive-by killing of Christopher Wallace (The Notorious B.I.G.) followed the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, both outcomes of the East Coast–West Coast hip-hop feud that intensified after the 1995 Source Awards. Decades later, the unresolved saga still fuels investigations and public scrutiny of law-enforcement handling of the rival murders.

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Story summary

Duane “Keffe D” Davis faces trial for orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 drive-by murder.
Davis obtained a .40-caliber Glock and gave it to nephew Orlando Anderson, who fired.
The case hinges on Davis’s 2008 interview describing the gun’s transfer inside a Cadillac.
In that interview Davis claimed Sean “P. Diddy” Combs offered $1 million for the hit.
Defense attorney Michael Sanft says Davis fabricated story for profit and investigators never verified it.

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