NV: TUPAC MURDER: DA WILL ASK FOR NO BAIL SETTING
<p><b>Supers/Fonts: </b> can go with script for WE-009WE; District Attorney Steve Wolfson, Clark County</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Story Location: </b> Las Vegas</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>State/Province: </b> Nevada</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Shot Date: </b> 10/04/2023</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>URL: </b> https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/04/us/tupac-murder-duane-davis-arraignment/index.html</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Notes and Restrictions: </b> video from inside court is POOL, video of presser outside court is KVVU</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Newsource Notes: </b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>Story Description: </b></p>\n<p>Elements:</p>\n<p>raw live feed of Duane Keith Davis in court for arraignment in murder case of Tupac Shakur; video from inside court is POOL, video of presser outside court is KVVU</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Wire/StoryDescription:</p>\n<p>#NEWS: Tupac murder - Davis held under no bail setting</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>--From CNN's Andi Babineau in court & ACC's Danielle Sills</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Davis could not be arraigned during this morning's scheduled court appearance without an attorney present, Las Vegas, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson told reporters outside of the courtroom.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>"Nothing will occur in the next couple of weeks until the next court appearance when his lawyer appears," he said, adding Davis is being held on no bail until at least his next court appearance.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>"We will continue to ask for a no bail setting, because we believe under Nevada law and evidence in this case, that the proof is evident and the presumption is great that he will be convicted of first degree murder and that allows us to ask for a no bail setting," Wolfson said.</p>\n<p>#NEWS: Tupac murder - Davis arraignment continued to October 19</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>--From CNN's Andi Babineau in court & ACC's Danielle Sills</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The arraignment of Duane Keith Davis, the 60-year-old man arrested last week in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, has been continued to Thursday, October 19, at 9am/12pET.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Las Vegas</p>\n<p>CNN</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The 60-year-old man arrested last week in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur is set to appear Wednesday in court in Las Vegas to be arraigned on a charge of murder with use of a deadly weapon in a gang-related homicide.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Duane Keith Davis, known as Keffe D, is accused of orchestrating the shooting that cut short the life of the 25-year-old trailblazer, whose brief, prolific career cemented his legacy as one of the most influential hip-hop artists of all time. His untimely death added a grim layer to that mystique, and for years it had been the subject of conspiracy theories.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Shakurs slaying also was the subject of a decadeslong investigation by police that culminated last week with Davis arrest following his indictment by a grand jury. He is the only suspect in the case still alive, police said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Follow live updates: Tupac Shakur murder suspect to be arraigned in Las Vegas</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>For years, Davis has placed himself at the scene of the crime, stating publicly he was in the front seat of a white Cadillac when it pulled up alongside Shakurs car and shots rang out from the back seat. Shakur was shot four times and died six days later.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Authorities have cast Davis as the alleged ringmaster of the plot to kill Shakur, which they contend was retaliation for an attack on Davis nephew, Orlando Anderson, that stemmed from a broader conflict between two gangs in Compton, California.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Shakur and Marion Suge Knight, then-CEO of Death Row Records, were affiliated with the Mob Piru gang, said Jason Johansson, the homicide lieutenant of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, at a Friday news conference. Davis and Anderson were affiliated with the Southside Compton Crips, Johansson said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>At the time of the fatal shooting, Shakur was in Las Vegas to see Mike Tyson box at the MGM Grand Hotel, an event that was also attended by Davis and his nephew. While leaving the fight, members of Death Row Records kicked and punched Anderson near an elevator bank inside the MGM, Johansson said, playing surveillance footage that showed Shakur and Knight among the participants.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Afterward, Davis began to devise a plan to obtain a firearm and retaliate against Suge Knight and Mr. Shakur, Johansson said. Davis got a gun, then got into the white Cadillac with Anderson, Terrence Brown and Deandre Smith, the lieutenant said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Anderson and Smith were in the back seat, according to a copy of the indictment. And at some point, Davis provided the gun to the back-seat passengers, Johansson said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Then, someone pulled the trigger though the indictment doesnt say who. Either way, Davis was the shot-caller for this group of individuals that committed this crime, Johansson said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>He orchestrated the plan that was carried out to commit this crime, he said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Anderson denied involvement to CNN before his death in a 1998 gang-related shooting.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Davis confessed to his role in the crime in 2009, but authorities couldnt bring charges due to a proffer agreement in which a suspect agrees to provide potentially useful information in an investigation that generally cannot be used as evidence against the suspect a former detective on the case, Greg Kading, told CNN on Friday.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>The investigation was reinvigorated in 2018, Johansson said, in part thanks to Davis own admissions to his involvement. Authorities felt it was their last opportunity to solve the case and bring charges, he said.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Police in July searched the Henderson, Nevada, home of Davis wife, looking for writings or documents related to Shakurs murder, according to an affidavit requesting a search warrant. They seized a copy of Davis memoir, in which he wrote about street gang life and the shooting of Shakur, describing himself and Knight in prison on a manslaughter charge in an unrelated case as the only two living witnesses to the shooting.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>Station Notes/Scripts:</p>\n<p>no script available, raw live feed</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SUPERS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VIDEO SHOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--VO SCRIPT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--LEAD IN</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--SOT</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--TAG</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--REPORTER PKG-AS FOLLOWS</b>--</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>-----END-----CNN.SCRIPT-----</b></p>\n<p></p>\n<p><b>--KEYWORD TAGS--</b></p>\n<p></p>