Ice-T has weighed in on the recent arrest of Duane “Keefe D” Davis, raising questions about why authorities took so long to apprehend him for the alleged murder of 2Pac.
Back in 2018, Keefe D came forward to admit his involvement in the 1996 tragedy. Keefe D, the uncle of Orlando Anderson – the primary suspect in the murder of Tupac Shakur – revealed this revelation. Anderson, who succumbed to a gang-related shooting in 1998, consistently denied any role in the demise of the legendary All Eyez on Me creator.
According to Davis, it was he who was present in the car when another passenger fired four shots at Pac.
Davis initially disclosed these details in a documentary titled Death Row Chronicles, asserting that he was “the only living person” who could shed light on the events of that fateful night, September 7, 1996.
Stating that people had been seeking him out for over two decades to share his story, he chose to step forward at that time due to his battle with cancer. His reasoning was simple – he had nothing left to lose, and the only thing that mattered to him was the truth.
However, now that Keefe D has been apprehended for his purported role in the crime, Ice-T is left wondering why authorities didn’t take action sooner.
“My initial thought was ‘people talk too much,’” Ice-T remarked “I think L.A. knew exactly how this thing played out, I just don’t really understand why it took law enforcement so long because if I say that I’m in a car with somebody that does something, I’m part of the crime. If I go over to your house and ask you for a gun and you give it to me and I go do it, you aided and abetted the crime.”
He went on to say, “So my point is that with all the interviews and all the books where dude just happened to say it 100 times on interviews he did: ‘I was in the car’—he said it. No one else said it. He said it. So why? Why? Why would you say that if you didn’t want to get caught? So you know, I got no love for the dude. It was a chain of events that should not have ever happened. It’s all out of my realm of understanding.”
As per court documents obtained by HipHopDX, Davis faces the Category A felony charge of “murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang.” The prosecution asserts that Davis carried out the act on the orders of the South Side Compton Crips, seeking “retribution” against the iconic “Dear Mama” rapper and former Death Row CEO Marion “Suge” Knight. Davis is scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday, October 4, for the crime.