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Panic-stricken Duane "Keefe D" Davis has told associates that Suge Knight "could be a problem” because he is the only living eye witness from the assassination of Tupac Shakur on September 7 2006.
After 27 years, the unsolved murder seems to be coming to a close soon. Davis was charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon, according to Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo.
He named Davis as the "on-ground, on-sight commander" and "ordered the death" of the 25-year-old Tupac. Homicide Lt. Jason Johansson called Davis the "leader and shot caller."
At a news conference on Friday, Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill said: "For 27 years the family of Tupac Shakur has been waiting for justice. While I know there’s been many people who did not believe that the murder of Tupac Shakur was important to this police department, I’m here to tell you that is simply not the case."
Davis has been outspoken about his involvement in the September 1996 murder, but never explicitly implicated himself. Keefe has confessed in his memoir and to various media outlets that he handed a gun to his nephew Orlando Anderson who fatally killed Tupac and injured Suge during the drive by kill.
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Duane "Keefe D" Davis has been arrested (Getty Images)
Tupac was assassinated on September 7th 1996 (Getty Images)Suge survived the shooting but never spoke to law enforcement officers about the matter in the aftermath. Keefe has been charged with murder by the Clark County district attorney and will be arranged on Monday.
Keefe confided to associates in Vegas that he "never expected to face any legal consequences after so many years have passed".
A source exclusively revealed to The Mirror US: “Keefe never thought that he would be facing a murder charge or even speaking with police on Tupac’s death. He felt that he was home and dry, because the case went cold with Metro Police for years.
"However Detective Mogg at Metro was adamant he should be tried as he orchestrated the murder and handed Orlando the gun which killed him. Suge knew Keefe for many years before the killing, as they hung out in Compton as kids."
The source added that Suge "never spoke to FBI or Vegas cops" at the time of the murder in 1996, but claims that "time have changed and the man who can pin it on him is still alive and knows him," they added. "Keefe has mentioned that he worries Suge could come to court or make a statement positively identifying him."
Tupac's best pal Suge Knight "could be a problem" for Keefe D (Getty Images)The insider stated that Suge could be "the bombshell witness who effectively convicts him," adding that "it doesn't matter about Suge's past or being in jail, his eyewitness status is unique". The source, who has spoken with Keefe in Vegas, said: "Keefe was happy that Suge went to jail a few years back, because it meant he could mouth off about him and tell stories and know there was no retribution.
"Now it turns out Suge could be a key factor in him fighting for his freedom and we mustn't forget they were on different sides of the gun war back in the day. And peace in that world rarely lasts - this could be Suge's retribution for what happened to the man he called his brother," the source continued.
They concluded by stating that "people said he never talked in the 1990s because of gang code," but now that time has passed, he would "not be seen as a snitch at all".