The trial for Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who's alleged involvement in the murder of rap icon Tupac led to his 2023 arrest, has been delayed almost a year.

The decades-long mystery surrounding the murder of Tupac Shakur was seemingly on the verge of resolution with the 2023 arrest of reputed Southside Crip Duane “Keefe D” Davis. However, the trial is now facing a significant delay due to newly presented evidence that could alter the case’s trajectory.

Davis, a former gang leader, has publicly spoken about Tupac’s murder multiple times, including in his 2019 book Compton Street Legend. While prosecutors have pointed to his book as evidence, his attorneys argue that it was co-authored and that his exact statements remain unclear.

Attorneys for Duane “Keffe D” Davis filed a motion Friday in a Nevada court, stating that Davis’ defense has identified witnesses who can testify that he was not present at the shooting, despite his alleged self-implication in his memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” KSNV reported.

A Nevada judge has rescheduled the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is being tried for his alleged involvement in the killing of controversial rapper, Tupac Shakur. According to The Associated Press,

Rapper Tupac Shakur’s murder trial has a new development. The main suspect Duane “Keefe D” Davis has requested a postponement of the trial which is set to begin in March 2025.

So that Mr. Davis can have effective assistance of counsel.” Davis, currently held at the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada, faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon in connection with the infamous September 1996 shooting that left Tupac Shakur dead at the age of 25.