The once-“secret” interview at the heart of Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ murder prosecution was played for jurors Thursday, on the fourth day of his trial over the 1996 drive-by shooting of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. He was there to possibly help himself avoid prosecution on drug charges that could put him in prison for life. Greg Kading told Davis, who appeared skeptical of the promise but also weary of his years as a leader of the South Side Compton Crips.
He lamented what he described as the “new wave MySpace gang bangers” gaining prominence and the betrayals and distrust of gang life. He said he was “through with this shit” and ready to retire. Investigators then asked Davis to identify who was riding in the rented white Cadillac that pulled alongside the passenger side of a black BMW driven by Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight, with Shakur in the passenger seat, as it idled at a red light at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane just off the Las Vegas Strip on Sept. 7, 1996.
Davis said he was in the front passenger seat. His nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, was seated behind him, while fellow South Side Compton Crips member DeAndre “Dre” Smith sat behind the driver, identified as Terrence “Bubble Up” Brown. Davis said he did not have a clear shot, so he passed the gun to the back seat.
Smith hesitated, allowing Anderson to grab the weapon and open fire, he said. He rolled down the window, popped ’em,” Davis replied. But they was on the other side.” Former LAPD Det.
Daryn Dupree testified Wednesday that he and Det. Greg Kading laid the groundwork for the bombshell interview by first approaching Davis in the garage of his Inland Empire home east of Los Angeles County in late 2008 while investigating the 1997 Los Angeles murder of New York rap legend Christopher Wallace, also known as the Notorious B.I.G. and Biggie Smalls. At that point, he said, Davis was considered a person of interest in the murder because he owned a dark-colored Chevrolet Impala, and investigators believed Wallace’s killer had been riding in a similar car.
Dupree said they told Davis they had evidence of him dealing cocaine and PCP, and with his prior criminal history, he could be facing a potential life sentence. They suggested he find an attorney to discuss his options. The parties later gathered at the U.S.
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