Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who prosecutors say ordered the hit on Tupac Shakur, was arrested Sept. 29, 2023 and charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon. He will be arraigned on Oct. 4. He is in custody without bail.

Keffe D has been known to investigators as one of the four suspects in the killing of Tupac since 1996.

At a news conference and in court Sept. 29, authorities said he was the group’s ringleader.

Las Vegas police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson said, “Duane Davis was the shot caller for this group of individuals that committed this crime. And he orchestrated the plan that was carried out.”

Tupac’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, shared on Instagram Sept. 29 that she was pleased justice moved forward but wasn’t jumping to conclusions.

“This is no doubt a pivotal moment,” she wrote. “The silence of the past 27 years surrounding this case has spoken loudly in our community. It’s important to me that the world, the country, the justice system, and our people acknowledge the gravity of the passing of this man, my brother, my mother’s son, my father’s son.

“His life and death matters, and should not go unsolved or unrecognized, so yes, today is a victory but I will reserve judgment until all the facts and legal proceedings are complete. There have been multiple hands involved and there remains so much surrounding the life and death of my brother Tupac and our Shakur family overall. We are seeking real justice on all fronts.”

Tupac’s brother, Mopreme, said on NewsNation he was “cautiously optimistic” about what could come from Davis’ arrest.

“I’m taken aback after so many years of dealing with this trauma,” he said. “I’m cautiously optimistic. Any accountability at this point is good for us. It helps us heal.”

Mopreme also said he was disappointed in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for taking so long to act on what he thought were obvious clues surrounding Davis’ alleged role in the murder.

“This guy has been out there. He’s been doing podcast interviews on Youtube. He’s not writing a book; he wrote a book. They’ve known the whole 27 years that he was in the car,” Mopreme said. “I know that in any case you receive a lot of clues. Well, why didn’t they follow up on that then?”

Davis wrote a tell-all memoir in 2019 titled, “Compton Street Legend.” In his book he admitted to providing the gun used in the drive-by shooting.