New Bodycam Footage Reveals Las Vegas SWAT Team's Raid on Suspect in Tupac Shakur's Murder

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Newly-released bodycam footage has shown the moment a Las Vegas SWAT team raided a home in connection with the unsolved murder of Tupac Shakur. The raid, which took place on a nighttime in July, targeted Duane Keith Davis, 60, who has claimed to have witnessed Shakur's killing in a 1996 drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip. The footage reveals the armoured vehicles and armed officers surrounding the property, with Davis and a second person eventually emerging from the house's garage. Police seized various items, including laptops, tablets, phones, and photographs, which are believed to be connected to the investigation.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Las Vegas SWAT team raided the home of Duane Keith Davis, 60, on July 17, in connection with the unsolved murder of Tupac Shakur.
  • Davis, also known as Keffe D or Keefy D, has claimed to have witnessed Shakur's killing and has previously implicated his nephew Orlando Anderson in the murder.
  • Police seized four laptops, four tablets, phones, two black tubs with photographs, and a copy of Davis's autobiography "Compton Street Legends" during the raid.
  • Officers also retrieved ammunition that was tested against shell casings found at the scene of Tupac's murder, but it did not produce a match.
  • Orlando Anderson, who has been long suspected of killing Tupac, was denied involvement before he was gunned down in an unrelated gang hit in 1998.
  • Davis has previously claimed to have been present when Tupac was murdered and implicated Anderson as the shooter in a Netflix documentary and his 2019 memoir.

Statistics:

  • The raid took place on July 17.
  • Tupac Shakur was shot four times on September 7, 1996, and died six days later.
  • No arrests have been made in the investigation into Tupac's murder.
  • Orlando Anderson denied involvement in the killing before he was killed in 1998.

Sources:

  • ABC News
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