Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former Los Angeles-area gang leader implicated in the 1996 killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, has chosen to retain private attorney Carl Arnold for his defense. Mr. Arnold, a seasoned criminal defense lawyer, expressed his office’s honor in representing Mr. Davis, foreseeing a historic murder trial.
Mr. Davis, 60, who dismissed court-appointed lawyers, is the sole surviving individual from the car involved in the September 1996 shooting that claimed Shakur’s life and injured rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight. Mr. Knight is currently serving a 28-year sentence in a California prison for an unrelated 2015 shooting. Mr. Shakur was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting while riding in a car with Mr. Knight. The incident took place after attending a boxing match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Despite being transported to the hospital, Mr. Shakur succumbed to his injuries six days later on Sept. 13, 1996.
