Tupac murder accused told police in 2008 his nephew fired fatal shots
His lawyer Michael Sanft has argued that what his client had previously said of his involvement cannot be believed. Shakur's murder is a cold case that has gripped the public's fascination for 30 years.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Shakur's murder is a cold case that has gripped the public's fascination for 30 years.
- Fact 2: Prosecutors allege Davis planned the 7 September 1996 shooting after his nephew Orlando Anderson was involved in a fight with Shakur in Las Vegas hours earlier.
- Fact 3: Central to the case are testimonies by Davis in the formerly secret 2008 police interview and, later, in a 2019 memoir he co-authored called Compton Street Legend.
- Fact 4: Prosecutors on Thursday played the 2008 interview Davis conducted with Los Angeles Police detectives Daryn Dupree and Greg Kading, who were investigating the death of another rapper, Chris Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G.
His lawyer Michael Sanft has argued that what his client had previously said of his involvement cannot be believed. Shakur's murder is a cold case that has gripped the public's fascination for 30 years.
Prosecutors allege Davis planned the 7 September 1996 shooting after his nephew Orlando Anderson was involved in a fight with Shakur in Las Vegas hours earlier. They argue that Davis believed the attack on his nephew could not "go unanswered". Central to the case are testimonies by Davis in the formerly secret 2008 police interview and, later, in a 2019 memoir he co-authored called Compton Street Legend.
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Original source: BBC News World
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