Attorneys for the man suspected of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur want to delay next month’s trial, saying more time is needed for investigative work to ensure that Duane “Keffe D” Davis gets a fair trial.

Davis, an ex-gang leader who is accused of orchestrating Shakur’s killing near the Las Vegas Strip, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and has been jailed since his September 2023 arrest. Long known to investigators as one of four suspects identified early in the investigation, he is the only one to be charged.

The man accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur wants a judge to delay his upcoming trial, citing a private investigator's identification of new witnesses, court documents filed Friday said.

The only suspect ever charged in the killing of Tupac Shakur did not appear in court Tuesday for a hearing on whether his defense team is prepared to go to trial. Duane “Keffe D” Davis also did not attend a scheduled hearing in another case,

A jail fight between the man accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur and another man accused of murder began after each simply said, “What’s up” to each other, according to court documents.

An attorney for the man accused of orchestrating the slaying of hip hop star Tupac Shakur raised the possibility of another suspect in a motion seeking to push back the start date of his client’s trial.