Sekyiwa Shakur Voices Justice System Distrust as 63-Year-Old Keffe D Faces Tupac Murder Trial
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Updated · REVOLT · Aug 19
Sekyiwa Shakur Voices Justice System Distrust as 63-Year-Old Keffe D Faces Tupac Murder Trial
1 articles · Updated · REVOLT · Aug 19
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Sekyiwa Shakur, 50, said her family never expected the criminal justice system to solve Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing, citing America’s history and the family’s roots in Black liberation movements.
Her comments come as Duane “Keffe D” Davis—the first person charged in the case—faces trial after pleading not guilty in 2023 to murder with a deadly weapon and gang-related intent.
Prosecutors say the 63-year-old did not fire the fatal shots but orchestrated the attack after an altercation involving his nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson on the night of the Las Vegas shooting.
The long-stalled case regained momentum after Davis’ interviews and his 2019 memoir described him as a living eyewitness; a Nevada judge has allowed the book to be used as trial evidence.
Nearly 30 years after Tupac died at 25, Sekyiwa Shakur said his legacy endures because his music spoke to universal experiences of pain, loss, love and community.