Judge Rules on Lil Durk Lyrics in Tupac Murder Trial

A judge has denied Duane 'Keffe D' Davis's motion to suppress evidence in the murder case of Tupac Shakur. Davis, 62, is accused of orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed the hip-hop artist and wounded Suge Knight. The defense argued that investigators misled a magistrate judge when seeking a search warrant for Davis's home, portraying him as a dangerous narcotics dealer. They contended this description ignored his later life as a retired grandfather and cancer survivor.

Davis's legal team also claimed police made strategic omissions in the warrant application, downplaying the age of his prior convictions and a gun arrest that didn't result in a conviction. The defense asserted that the image presented to secure the warrant bore little resemblance to reality. Prosecutors, however, consider Davis's 2019 memoir and interviews, where he detailed his involvement and alleged Sean Combs offered $1 million to kill Knight and Shakur, as key evidence.