A former LAPD detective testified that Duane “Keffe D” Davis allegedly linked Sean “Diddy” Combs to an attempted payment for Tupac Shakur’s killing — a claim Diddy’s camp strongly disputes.
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been pulled into the explosive Tupac Shakur murder trial after a former LAPD detective testified that Duane “Keffe D” Davis allegedly told investigators the music mogul had attempted to arrange payment for Tupac’s killing.
The allegation surfaced during testimony from former Los Angeles police detective Daryn Dupree, who told jurors about an interview he conducted with Davis while investigating the 1997 murder of The Notorious B.I.G.
According to Dupree, Davis denied involvement in Biggie’s killing but allegedly provided information about the fatal shooting of Tupac.
That account reportedly included a claim involving Diddy.
Detective Says Diddy Was Allegedly Linked to Payment
Dupree testified that Davis allegedly said Diddy owed money that was supposed to be passed to an associate known as Zip Martin, who would then deliver the money to Davis as payment connected to Tupac’s murder.
However, Dupree said Davis told him the money never reached him.
The former detective testified that Davis suggested investigators could revisit his relationship with Martin and ask about money allegedly given by Sean “Puffy” Combs that never ultimately reached Davis.
Dupree also testified that Davis claimed Diddy had solicited Tupac’s murder during a conversation at Greenblatt’s Deli in Los Angeles.
Those allegations have not been established as fact in court.
Diddy’s Camp Calls the Allegation Bogus
Sources close to Diddy strongly rejected the testimony and said the imprisoned mogul had nothing to do with Tupac’s death.
According to the sources, Diddy “had absolutely nothing to do with the Tupac murder” and did not pull the trigger or arrange the killing.
The sources also argued that prosecutors would have little reason to call Diddy as a witness because, in their view, he has no connection to the crime.
Diddy himself has not publicly addressed the latest testimony.
What the Tupac Trial Is About
Davis is currently on trial in Las Vegas for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur.
Prosecutors allege the shooting stemmed from an earlier confrontation involving Davis’ nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, and members of Tupac’s entourage.
Tupac was fatally shot while riding in a BMW with Marion “Suge” Knight after attending the Mike Tyson fight at the MGM Grand.
Davis has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.
Importantly, Davis is not accused of being the gunman who fired the shots that killed Tupac. Prosecutors allege instead that he participated in the events surrounding the killing.
The trial has already revisited decades-old evidence, witness accounts and allegations surrounding the circumstances of Tupac’s death.
Now, Diddy’s name has unexpectedly entered the courtroom narrative.
The Key Point
The testimony represents an allegation attributed to Davis by a former detective, not a judicial finding that Diddy ordered or financed Tupac’s murder. Diddy’s camp denies any involvement, and the court has yet to determine the truth of the claims.
The trial continues as prosecutors present their case against Davis.
