In a Las Vegas court on Tuesday, former Compton police officer Robert Ladd testified that Duane "Keffe D" Davis was a high-ranking "shot caller" whose authority meant younger gang members would not have opened fire on Tupac Shakur with Davis present unless he allowed it. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Ladd, a former Compton police officer who spent years investigating gang homicides, described Davis as a leader of the South Side Compton Crips who could order younger members to act.
Prosecutors have not accused Davis of firing the shots that killed Shakur in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago. Instead, they allege Davis orchestrated the shooting in retaliation for a casino brawl hours earlier involving Shakur and Davis' nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson. Under Nevada law, someone who helps another person commit a crime is also liable.