Ex-gang Leader Facing Trial in Tupac Shakur Killing Seeking Release From Vegas Jail on $750K Bail

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 slaying of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, is led into the courtroom during a status hearing at the Regional Justice Center, in Las Vegas, on April 23, 2024. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP

LAS VEGAS—A former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas will ask a judge next week to let him out of jail to prepare for his trial on a murder charge.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ attorney filed documents Thursday and a judge scheduled a hearing Tuesday at which Davis will ask permission to post $750,000 bond to be freed to house arrest with electronic monitoring.