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The family of 2Pac's late stepfather has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Duane "Keefe D" Davis and others who are believed to be involved with the fallen legend's murder.
According to a report TMZ published on Wednesday, April 29, Shakur's stepbrother, Maurice "Mopreme" Shakur, filed the lawsuit earlier this week on behalf of 'Pac's estate. The lawsuit names Davis, who's the only living person charged with the rapper's murder. He's currently incarcerated as he awaits his criminal trial. In addition, the Shakur family is suing other "John Does" who they believe are also involved with plotting the "Changes" rapper's death.
Davis is facing one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon. A grand jury also voted to add gang activity enhancement, which could add decades to his sentence if convicted. Prosecutors believe Davis is the man who coordinated the deadly shooting in 1996 as retribution against 2Pac following a brawl at the MGM Grand between the "California Love" rapper and Davis' nephew, Orlando Anderson. Davis previously admitted in past interviews and his book that he was in the front seat of the white Cadillac that pulled up to 'Pac and Suge Knight's BMW that night. He claimed he passed the .40 caliber handgun used in the shooting to Anderson, who was in the backseat with DeAndre "Big Dre" Smith.
The 62-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charges. His lawyers previously argued that Davis' past statements about being in the car with the alleged man who fired deadly shots at 'Pac and Suge Knight were for "entertainment purposes." Davis had told the story of the shooting that led to Shakur's death in a 2018 BET interview, a 2019 sit-down with DJ Vlad, and rehashed it in his book “Compton Street Legend: Notorious Keffe D’s Street-Level Accounts of Tupac and Biggie Murders, Death Row Origins, Suge Knight, Puffy Combs, and Crooked Cops.”
Speaking of Puff, Shakur's lawsuit also cites 50 Cent's Netflix docuseries, Sean Combs: The Reckoning. One of the episodes recalls Davis' past claim that Combs allegedly offered $1 million to anyone who could eliminate 2Pac and Suge Knight. Combs has never been considered a suspect in 2Pac's death, and the Los Angeles Police Department recently confirmed that's still the case. However, prosecutors recently mentioned Davis' claim while arguing that he shouldn't be released on bail. His trial is expected to begin in August.