Tupac murder trial plays “secret” police interview with Keffe D admitting role in rapper’s shooting

A previously unreleased police interview with Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, in which he appears to admit his role in Tupac Shakur ‘s killing, has been played in court.

READ MORE: Who killed Tupac? Everything we know about hip-hop’s greatest mystery The murder trial over Shakur’s death is ongoing in Las Vegas , and Davis, 63, has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon.

Prosecutors allege that he orchestrated the September 1996 drive-by attack, although he is not accused of firing the shots himself.

During proceedings on Thursday (August 20), jurors were played a recording of a December 2008 meeting between Davis and investigators at his lawyer’s office in Los Angeles County.

The meeting was arranged after detectives told Davis that he could face life imprisonment over unrelated drug charges.

In exchange for his co-operation, former LAPD detective Greg Kading told him that nothing he said during the meeting could be used against him.

In the recording, Davis identified himself as the front passenger in the rented white Cadillac that pulled alongside the BMW carrying Shakur and Suge Knight on September 7, 1996.

He said Terrence ‘Bubble Up’ Brown was driving, while his nephew Orlando ‘Baby Lane’ Anderson and DeAndre ‘Dre’ Smith were sitting in the back.

Davis claimed that he passed a loaded gun to the back seat because he did not have a clear shot from his side of the vehicle.

Part 1: Keefe D's 2008 Interview w/ LAPD About Tupac + Biggie Murders & Diddy https://t.co/VaFaqSFaab — Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 21, 2026 According to the recording, Smith initially hesitated before Anderson took the weapon.

“He rolled down the window, popped ’em,” David told investigators.

Davis claimed he would have opened fire himself had Knight’s BMW been positioned on his side of the Cadillac.

He also said he saw Shakur attempting to move into the back seat as the shots were fired.

“We did what we had to do,” Davis said of the attack.