Keffe D’s defense in the Tupac Shakur murder trial came and went quickly Thursday, with his attorneys calling only three witnesses before resting their case in under two hours.
Closing arguments are now scheduled for Monday in the closely watched Las Vegas trial, per Rolling Stone.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, has pleaded not guilty to one count of murder with use of a deadly weapon in Shakur’s 1996 drive-by shooting.
His lawyer, Michael Sanft, focused Thursday on testimony from former Las Vegas police officers Stan Hyt and Charlie Mangrum.
Both said they were watching Suge Knight’s home the night of the shooting and saw a light-colored Cadillac arrive before later leaving with a convoy that included Knight’s BMW.
That detail could prove important because witnesses described a similar-colored Cadillac pulling alongside Knight and Shakur before gunfire erupted.
Testimony is finished in Duane "Keffe D" Davis' trial over Tupac Shakur's murder.
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) August 27, 2026
Attorneys will finalize jury instructions tomorrow.
"The next big thing for everyone watching at home is going to be closings 9 a.m. on Monday," Judge Carli Kierny said. pic.twitter.com/PLlq9dWgKr
Prosecutors allege Keffe D was inside the white Cadillac and served as the “shot-caller” behind the attack.
Former homicide detective Dan Long was the defense’s final witness.
Long testified that some investigation reports were lost after the police department changed electronic storage systems. He also discussed interviewing Keefe D in 2009.
Here are the 6 jury questions for the final witness, Detective Dan Long, in the Keffe D/Tupac Trial.
— Katt (@kattnotwilliams) August 27, 2026
1) "When your lieutenant said too many people were going into the Tupac murder file, what did they mean?"
LONG:
"Yeah, good question. Um, officers were curious, and they would… pic.twitter.com/Wd4oRFbboX
Long said he returned to Las Vegas ready to seek an arrest warrant but was eventually told to “stand down.”
The prosecution has relied heavily on Keffe D’s previous statements, including a 2008 interview in which he said he was inside the Cadillac and handed a loaded gun to men in the back seat.
