Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been repeatedly named in court documents concerning the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.
The documents are part of a case against Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, 61, who is accused of orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed Shakur in Las Vegas.
In 2009, during an interview with Las Vegas police, Davis claimed that Diddy offered a million dollars to have Shakur killed.
Davis suggested that Diddy paid high-level drug dealer Eric Von Martin to carry out the assassination.
These claims have been cited in recent filings aiming to prevent Davis from getting bail following his September arrest on a first-degree murder charge.
According to the Daily Mail, the documents mention Diddy 77 times, largely due to Davis’s allegations implicating the music mogul.
Despite these serious claims, Diddy remains not a suspect in Shakur’s murder, and it is unclear if this status will change.
Prosecutors argue that Davis’s repeated mentions of Diddy complicate his bail prospects, suggesting that his accusations against Diddy are a significant factor in the decision to keep him in jail.
A transcript from the nearly 180-page document reveals Davis’s account of why Diddy might have wanted Shakur killed.
Davis claimed that Diddy offered to pay for the hit to retaliate against Marion “Suge” Knight, co-founder and CEO of Death Row Records, where Shakur was signed. Knight was also in the car with Shakur during the drive-by shooting.
In his 2009 interview, Davis suggested Diddy had a role in the murder. When asked by police if Diddy was involved, Davis replied, “Yeah, I think he did.” He further claimed that Diddy said he “would give anything” for Knight’s “head” because he was “scared” of him.
As the case against Davis progresses, the implications of his accusations against Diddy continue to draw attention, though Diddy himself remains officially uncharged in connection with Shakur’s death.
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