By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2026-08-10 14:35:27 | Updated at 2026-08-10 16:41:50
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Former Death Row Records boss Suge Knight has refused to testify in legendary rapper Tupac Shakur's murder trial despite being the only living eyewitness to the 1996 assassination.
'This trial has nothing to do with me and if somebody brings me there, it's gonna hurt whoever brings me there. I promise you that,' Knight said in an interview last week with ABC News.
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 63, is standing trial for the murder of Shakur nearly thirty years to the day that the Hit 'Em Up rapper was gunned down in the passenger seat of a BMW in Las Vegas. The musician was in the city to see a Mike Tyson boxing match before he was fatally shot.
While it is unclear who fired the rounds that killed the 25-year-old musician, prosecutors will argue that Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, ordered the killing and provided the gun used to murder Shakur in the drive-by shooting.
The proceedings, which begin today and are expected to last over a month, will see Davis facing life in prison without parole if convicted.
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Suge Knight insists he won't testify against Tupac murder suspect, despite being with rapper when he was murdered
Marion 'Suge' Knight has insisted on several occasions that he won't be testifying against Tupac's murder suspect despite being with the rapper when he was killed.
Duane 'Keefe D' Davis was arrested by Las Vegas detectives in October 2023 and was charged with murder with use of a deadly weapon in Shakur's case.
Knight, the61-year-old Death Row Records co-founder, told TMZ in 2023 that he believes police have arrested the wrong man for Tupac's murder, and stated that he would not be taking the stand in court.
He was injured during the 1996 shooting, and despite being the only living witness, said: '1000% I wouldn't go. I wouldn't testify, none of that.'
Last week, he doubled down on his defiant statements to ABC News, saying: 'This trial has nothing to do with me and if somebody brings me there, it's gonna hurt whoever brings me there. I promise you that.'
Knight is currently serving a 28-year jail sentence for a hit-and-run crash in 2015.
Tupac Shakur's step-brother slammed Las Vegas murder detectives for taking so long to arrest Keffe D: 'He's been running his mouth for years'
In September 2023, Mopreme Shakur, Tupac's step-brother, called Keffe D's arrest 27 years after the death of the rapper 'bittersweet'.
'We have been through decades of pain,' he told CNN at the time, 'They have known about this guy, who been running his mouth, for years.
'So why now? For us, this is not over. We want to know why, and if there were any accomplices.'
What happened on the night of Tupac Shakur's murder?
Shakur was 25 years old when he was shot four times in the chest on September 7, 1996 while he was in Las Vegas. He died on September 13.
The rapper was in a BMW driven by Suge Knight in a convoy of about 10 cars.
They were waiting at a red light when a white Cadillac pulled up next to them and gunfire erupted.
Cops say that Duane 'Keffe D' Davis started to 'devise a plan' to kill Shakur and Knight after they attacked his nephew at a Mike Tyson boxing match.
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis will see day in court three years after arrest
Davis has spoken openly about being at the scene of the drive-by shooting 27 years ago, and admitted handing the murder weapon that killed Tupac Shakur to a fellow gang member. Davis is the only one who was in the car that night who is still alive.
Davis was arrested in Henderson, Nevada, after he was indicted by a grand jury in October 2023. He was charged with murder with a deadly weapon with a gang enhancement.
Witnesses in the case pointed to Davis as being a member of the South Side Crips and a known drug trafficker. Shakur was affiliated with gangs, including the Bloods and Mob Piru, but was not considered a member.
For years, Davis has spoken about his apparent role in the death of the rapper in numerous interviews, including in a memoir about his life on the streets.
Tupac Shakur's final moments are revealed in never-before-seen images that show him fleeing the MGM Grand after a fight and the bullet-riddled BMW he was gunned-down in when 'shot-caller Duane 'Keffe D' Davis ordered the hit'
Investigators have released never before seen photos and videos showing the last moments of rap star Tupac Shakur's life following the first ever arrest made in the murder.
Cops released new details surrounding the arrest of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, the man charged in connection with the rapper's death in September 1996.
The new video shows Shakur and Death Row Records CEO Marion 'Suge' Knight leading an entourage of dozens to attack rival gang member Orlando 'Baby Lane' Anderson in the lobby of the MGM Grand just hours before the shooting.
The clip goes on to show Shakur and others kicking Anderson as he lies on the ground. Security guards surround the melee but do not intervene. Shakur and Knight then leave the building before the police arrive.
