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Shocking new court documents reveal that Duane Davis, the man suspected of killing rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996, has implied that Sean “Diddy” Combs was involved in the murder. Davis shared the allegations in an interview with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.
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The documents, which were filed on July 18 by the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, were a response to Davis’ request for reconsideration of bail. Judge Carli Kierny is currently deciding whether the $112,500 that was put up for bond should be allowed. The prosecutors believe the source of the funds had an exclusive interview agreement with Davis.
Combs is mentioned in the 180 pages of documents. Furthermore, the pages contain evidence obtained by prosecutors that was not disclosed to the grand jury that indicted Davis. One of the most damning pieces of evidence is a 2009 interview with LVMPD where Davis implicated Combs in paying for the murder.
The documents’ footnotes state: “[Davis] has asserted publicly that he only told on himself and wasn’t trying to provide evidence against anyone else in his conversations with police. However, this statement belies this claim, as he suggested that Sean Combs paid Eric Von Martin a million dollars for the killings as well as offered to set up a surreptitious phone call with Terrence Brown, the driver, who, at the time, was still alive.”
Prosecutors state that Combs was at the helm of Bad Boy Records and participated in a feud with Death Row Records, a labeled led by Suge Knight. Bad Boy used South Side Crips to protect Bad Boys artists while they are on the west coast, prosecutors have said.
It’s not clear if law enforcement officials are taking Davis’ claims seriously, as folks have speculated he is implicating Combs for fame. His next court hearing is set for Aug. 20. A trial may possibly start in November.
