30 YEARS LATER, TUPAC’S DARKEST NIGHT RETURNS: Blo-od-Stained Crime Scene Photos Resurface as Long-Awaited Trial Begins
Source: MEGA; Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department / Clark County Grand Jury Exhibit
As the murder trial of the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur finally gets underway, haunting photos of the blood-soaked car where the rap icon was gunned down have resurfaced, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Jury selection began for Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, the 63-year-old accused of firing 14 shots into Shakur’s and Marion ‘Suge’ Knight’s BMW sedan on the Las Vegas Strip on September 7, 1996, and the pictures from inside the vehicle are reigniting memories of the deadly ambush.
Marion ‘Suge’ Knight Escaped Being Shot
Source: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department / Clark County Grand Jury ExhibitMarion ‘Suge’ Knight was not hit by the hail of 14 bullets.
As the duo sat at a red light at the intersection of East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, a white four-door Cadillac suddenly pulled up alongside the driver’s side of the BMW, where Knight was behind the wheel. Moments later, a rear passenger rolled down a window and unleashed a hail of bullets into the car where Shakiur was seated.
The Dear Mama rapper was hit by four shots while Knight wasn’t hit, suffering a minor graze from shrapnel.
Photos from the vehicle’s interior showed the majority of the blood was on Knight’s side, including the bottom and side of his seat, as well as the steering wheel.
A bloody rag sat on the console between the two men seated inside the vehicle.
The Gunfire Was Aimed at Tupac Shakur’s Side of the Car
Source: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department / Clark County Grand Jury ExhibitShakur was sitting in the front passenger’s seat when he was shot four times.
Despite bearing the brunt of the gunfire, the passenger seat where Shakur had been sitting showed only a few blood stains and no visible bullet holes, though shattered glass was scattered across the area.
A Diet Coke can rested on the seat, in a grim reminder of how quickly the violence unfolded.
Shakur was struck by two bullets to the chest, one in the arm, and one in the thigh, but didn’t die immediately from his wounds.
Instead, he was rushed to the hospital, where the California Love artist underwent multiple surgeries and was placed in a medically induced coma.
After battling for his life for six days, Shakur was pronounced dead on September 13, following respiratory failure and cardiopulmonary arrest.
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Arrested 27 Years After Tupac Shakur’s Murder
Source: MEGADuane ‘Keffe D’ Davis wrote in his memoir that he was in the white Cadillac that ambushed Shakir’s vehicle.
Davis was arrested in September 2023 and is standing trial on one count of murder by use of a deadly weapon. He has pleaded not guilty to Shakur’s slaying.
75 potential jurors were called to Clark County District Court on Monday, August 10, as jury selection could take up to a week.
Judge Carli Kierny is presiding over the trial, which is expected to take up to five weeks.
