Legal professionals for the person suspected of killing rap icon Tupak Shakur are investigating proof that would present an alternate reason for loss of life.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the one individual nonetheless alive who was within the automobile from which pictures had been fired in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 7 September 1996.
Shakur died from his accidents six days later.
And Davis’s legal professionals say they’ve witness info that Shakur was in steady situation after the taking pictures.
They’re consulting medical and forensic specialists to guage potential various causes of loss of life.
Defence legal professionals additionally wish to delay subsequent month’s trial, saying extra time is required for investigative work to make sure Davis will get a good trial.
The movement filed on Friday in a Nevada courtroom supplies perception into Davis’ defence, noting {that a} non-public investigator has recognized witnesses who can testify that he was not on the scene of the 1996 taking pictures, nor was he in Las Vegas on the time.
The movement additionally means that another person might have orchestrated the taking pictures and that witnesses who might testify on the matter are being interviewed.
The defence workforce mentioned in a press release that the brand new developments and the necessity to interview key witnesses necessitate a delay.
A listening to has been scheduled for Tuesday to debate the timing of the trial.
“This case includes decades-old allegations, and with each new piece of proof, it turns into more and more clear that important information have but to be absolutely examined,” mentioned lawyer Carl Arnold.
On the evening of the taking pictures, Shakur was in a BMW being pushed by Dying Row Information founder Marion “Suge” Knight.
They had been ready at a purple gentle when a white Cadillac pulled up subsequent to them and gunfire erupted.
Davis, an ex-gang chief who’s accused of orchestrating Shakur’s killing close to the Las Vegas Strip, has pleaded not responsible to first-degree homicide and has been jailed since his September 2023 arrest.
