Jada Pinkett Smith reacts to Tupac death arrest 27 years after star's murder

30 September 2023 , 18:49

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Jada has spoken out about the arrest

Jada Pinkett Smith has shared her response following news of the arrest and charges faced by Duane 'Keefe D' Davis in relation to the murder of Tupac Shakur.

The Gotham star took to her Instagram page to tell fans how she is feeling following the breakthrough in the case which comes 27 years after the murder took place. Jada, 52, was famously good friends with Tupac, who was just 25-years-old at the time of his brutal killing in a drive by shooting.

Jada wrote on her Insta story: "Now I hope we can get some answers and have some closure. R.I.P. Pac." Jada and Tupac grew up together residing in the same neighbourhood and were good friends throughout the '80s and '90s.

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The actress has voiced her relief at the arrest (jadapinkettsmith/Instagram)

Jada and Tupac were close friends (WireImage)

The Hollywood star has repeatedly insisted that their relationship was never romantic despite speculation to the contrary. However, she has regularly recalled the days when they hung out together very publicly.

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Meanwhile, Tupac's stepbrother has spoken out about the latest breakthrough in the death of the rapper after gangster Keefe D was arrested on Friday. The arrest comes months after police in Las Vegas raided a home connected to 60-year-old Keefe D - who was once the Compton Crip gang leader.

Now Mopreme Shakur has called the arrest and development "bittersweet". Speaking to CNN, he described the pain the family had gone through in the years prior to the arrest.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis was charged with murder on Saturday (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police De)

Tupac was just 25 years old when he was brutally gunned down (Getty Images)

He said: "We have been through decades of pain," he said. "They have known about this guy, who been running his mouth, for years. So why now? For us, this is not over. We want to know why, and if there were any accomplices." It's thought that Keefe D - real name Duane Davis - had been on the investigators' radar for a number of years before he was arrested.

On September 7, 1996, Tupac was in a BMW car that was driven by Marion "Suge" Knight, the founder of Death Row Records which was the record label Tupac was signed to. While the vehicle was at a standstill at a red light near the Las Vegas strip, a white Cadillac drove up next to the car and fired into the car. Tupac was shot multiple times - including two wounds to the chest and one to the leg - and succumbed to his injuries a week later.

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