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Police bodycam video shows arrest of Tupac killer suspect

Davis had been a long-known suspect in the case, and publicly admitted his role in the killing
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This Friday, Sept 29, 2023, photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Duane Keith Davis following his arrest outside his home in Henderson, Nev. Davis, known as 害羞草研究所淜effe D,害羞草研究所 was indicted on a murder charge in the Sept. 7, 1996, killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur. After 27 years, Davis became the first person arrested in one of hip-hop害羞草研究所檚 most enduring mysteries. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

The man charged with murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur had little to say when he was arrested near his home outside Las Vegas. But Duane 害羞草研究所淜effe D害羞草研究所 Davis knew the gravity of it, according to police body camera footage released Friday.

害羞草研究所淪o what they got you for, man?害羞草研究所 an officer out of the frame later asks Davis, 60, while they害羞草研究所檙e sitting in a police car parked outside the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department害羞草研究所檚 headquarters.

害羞草研究所淏iggest case in Las Vegas history,害羞草研究所 Davis, who is handcuffed, replied and recounted the date that Shakur was gunned down 害羞草研究所 害羞草研究所淪eptember 7th, 1996.害羞草研究所

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Police and prosecutors allege Davis was the mastermind behind the drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip. Shakur was shot multiple times and died a week later. He was 25.

害羞草研究所淚 ain害羞草研究所檛 worried about 害羞草研究所 I ain害羞草研究所檛 did (expletive),害羞草研究所 Davis told the officer as his voice trails off.

The four videos released Friday, totaling more than an hour of footage, show Davis arrested on Sept. 29 while on a walk in his otherwise quiet neighborhood. The videos also show police driving Davis to their headquarters and placing him in an interview room 害羞草研究所 and, later, the short drive to the county jail, where he害羞草研究所檚 being held on bond.

Davis had been a long-known suspect in the case, and publicly admitted his role in the killing in interviews ahead of his 2019 tell-all memoir, 害羞草研究所淐ompton Street Legend.害羞草研究所 In mid-July, police raided Davis害羞草研究所 home, renewing interest in hip-hop害羞草研究所檚 most enduring mystery.

The self-described gangster hasn害羞草研究所檛 yet entered a plea in the case, and he denied a request from The Associated Press for an interview from the jail. His longtime lawyer in Los Angeles, Edi Faal, told AP he has no comment on Davis害羞草研究所 behalf.

According to the videos, officers approached Davis at dawn, calling out to him from across the street.

害羞草研究所淗ey, Keffe, Metro Police,害羞草研究所 an officer said. 害羞草研究所淐ome over here.害羞草研究所

Davis, holding a water bottle, cooperated as he was patted down and handcuffed next to an unmarked police vehicle. Much of the conversation with police initially focused on Davis害羞草研究所 request for water.

But later, Davis told an officer that he had moved to Las Vegas in January because his wife was working to open up Sprouts grocery stores in the area. The audio is redacted when the officer asks Davis what he has been doing since the move.

In the footage, Davis recalled the July 17 raid on his home and peeking over a gate at the same time as a SWAT officer 害羞草研究所 and said his arrest Friday was much more low-key.

As they drove on the freeway en route to police headquarters, Davis does not appear in the video but asks the officer if he was followed the previous night. The officer says no.

害羞草研究所淪o why you all didn害羞草研究所檛 bring the media?害羞草研究所 Davis said.

The officer asked why police would bring the media, and Davis replied 害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 what you all do.害羞草研究所

In an indictment unsealed last Friday in Clark County District Court, Davis is accused of orchestrating the killing of Shakur and providing his nephew, Orlando 害羞草研究所淏aby Lane害羞草研究所 Anderson, with the gun to do it. Anderson, who denied involvement in Shakur害羞草研究所檚 killing, died in 1998.

Davis害羞草研究所 first court appearance this week was cut short when he asked the judge for a postponement while he retains counsel in Las Vegas. He害羞草研究所檚 due in court again Oct. 19.

Antczak reported from Los Angeles. Associated Press writer Felicia Fonseca in Flagstaff, Arizona, contributed.

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