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A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police detective investigating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur testified before a grand jury in September that investigators had a theory that his murder and the murder of rapper Biggie Smalls may be related would be related.
In the minutes of a Clark County grand jury last month, retired Las Vegas Metropolitan Police detective Clifford Mogg said that detectives investigating Shakur’s murder “believed that there were individuals involved who were connected to both murders.” stood”.
Mogg later added that “the theory was correct that they were related.” He did not elaborate on the theory but said that Duane Davis, who was recently charged with Shakur’s murder, was not involved.
“When you say they were related, don’t you mean the acts were committed by the same people?” Assistant District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo said, and Mogg replied, “That’s correct.”
Mogg also said in another grand jury session that he believed Davis spoke publicly about his involvement in the shooting of Shakur because he was seeking financial gain.
“So did he ever explain why he did so many interviews because… no one was actually charged with murder?” If he was involved, why does he speak out so often?” asked DiGiacomo.
“The only reason I see now that he’s doing all these interviews is for financial gain,” Mogg replied
Mogg further testified that one of the reasons for searching Davis’ home in July 2023 was to determine whether he had received any payments or compensation related to his allegations of involvement in Shakur’s death.
As part of the grand jury testimony, Mogg read passages from Davis’ book “Compton Street Legend” to illustrate his description of his involvement in a gang and provide the details contained therein about the events surrounding Shakur’s death.
Davis, who is charged with murder, has been going to the crime scene for years and has said publicly that he was sitting in the front seat of a white Cadillac when it drove next to Shakur’s car and shots were fired from the back seat. Shakur was shot four times and died six days later.
Shakur died in Las Vegas in September 1996. Smalls, born Christopher Wallace, was also shot in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles in March 1997.