Doubt among Tupac's Siblings over Renewed Vegas Homicide Investigation
Rewritten Article:
Tupac Shakur's Siblings Skeptical About Renewed Murder Investigation
Tupac Shakur's siblings, Sekyiwa and Mopreme, have expressed doubts about the feasibility of Las Vegas police's recent investigation into the 1996 murder of the renowned rap artist on the Las Vegas Strip. In a candid interview with TMZ, both relatives voiced their concerns about the investigation's potential outcomes.
Casting Doubt on the Investigation's Success
Sekyiwa, Tupac's half-sister, expressed her reservations, stating, "If he never took a bath for 30 years," showing her skepticism towards the investigation delivering results. She highlighted the difficulties of revisiting events from three decades ago, especially while juggling her responsibilities to raise two children. She questioned how authorities could possibly discover significant evidence after such a long period, stating, "I'm baffled as to how they could find something 30 years later."
Search at a Local Residence
As part of the investigation's revival, Las Vegas police conducted a raid at a residence a few miles from the Strip in July. The property belonged to Paula Clemons and her husband, Duane Keith Davis, also known as "Keffe D," a former member of the Crips gang. Davis was Orlando Anderson's uncle, a man long suspected of being Shakur's killer, who sadly met his end in a 1998 gang-related shooting. During the raid, authorities seized various items, including electronics, books, bullets, and other potential links to the murder.
One of the notable items among the confiscated belongings was a book named "Compton Street Legend: Notorious Keffe D's Street-Level Accounts of Tupac and Biggie Murders, Death Row Origins, Suge Knight, Puffy Combs, and Crooked Cops," written jointly by Davis and Yusuf Jah in 2019. The book contains Davis's confession to driving Anderson in the white Cadillac from which the fateful shots were fired at Shakur and Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight on September 7, 1996.
The Investigation's Timing
The reason for the Las Vegas police to pursue this lead at this specific time remains a mystery, as they have not provided any public statements regarding the case. Mopreme, Tupac's stepbrother and a rapper himself, questioned the timing, noting that authorities reached out to him only after he had granted an interview to CNN about the reopened investigation.
Both Sekyiwa and Mopreme are currently grieving the loss of their father, Tupac's step father, Mutulu Shakur, who passed away due to bone marrow cancer on July 7, 2023. Mutulu had served almost 37 years in prison before being granted parole eight months before his demise. His imprisonment was connected to his membership in the Black Liberation Army, for which he was involved in a 1981 Brinks truck robbery that led to the deaths of a guard and two police officers.
Mutulu had married Afeni Shakur, Tupac's mother, in 1975, the same year they welcomed Sekyiwa. However, the couple divorced in 1982, and Afeni passed away due to cardiac arrest in 2016.
- Despite the renewed investigation into Tupac Shakur's murder, Sekyiwa, his half-sister, remains skeptical about the investigation's success due to the challenges of revisiting events from three decades ago.
- In the raids conducted by Las Vegas police as part of the investigation, they seized a book named "Compton Street Legend," which includes Paula Clemons' husband, Keffe D's, confession to driving the vehicle from which the fateful shots were fired at Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight.
- Mopreme, Tupac's stepbrother, questioned the timing of the Las Vegas police pursuing this lead, as they had not provided any public statements regarding the case and reached out to him only after he had granted an interview to CNN about the reopened investigation.
- The family is currently dealing with the loss of their father, Mutulu Shakur, who passed away due to bone marrow cancer on July 7, 2023, following 37 years in prison for his role in the Black Liberation Army and connections to the 1981 Brinks truck robbery.
