1696170381 Tupac murder Police could have waited intentionally – Le Journal

Tupac murder: Police could have waited intentionally – Le Journal de Montréal

A retired detective who investigated Tupac’s murder believes police intentionally waited several years before arresting the suspect New York Post.

Rap legend Tupac Shakur was murdered in Las Vegas on September 13, 1996 at the age of 25. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, a Los Angeles gang, was arrested Friday and charged with murder. Tupac was associated with a rival gang.

Five years ago, the defendant revealed in a documentary that he was driving a white Cadillac when the gunman in the back seat allegedly opened fire in the direction of the artist and his BMW.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis confessed in 2018 before revealing more information in his memoirs the following year.

Tupac Murder: Police May Have Waited on Purpose

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Retired Detective Greg Kading, who worked in the Los Angeles Police Department’s homicide unit, said the fact that the suspect disclosed his ties to the crime in multiple interviews likely delayed his arrest.

“They might have thought, ‘He’s tied his rope, let’s let him hang himself,'” Greg Kading said.

“Now you have a compilation of several confessions,” he added. It will be difficult for him to pretend that he came up with something. »

Clark County Assistant Prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo described Davis as the “ground and crime scene commander” and “shooter” who “ordered the death” of Tupac.