A lawyer representing a man from Las Vegas, accused of murdering Tupac Shakur back in 1996, has filed a new complaint claiming that authorities executed an “illegal” nighttime raid on the suspect’s home based on inaccurate information.
Duane “Kev D” Davis’s attorneys submitted a motion on Monday in Clark County District Court, requesting that evidence collected during a search by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police be destroyed.
Davis was arrested for Shakur’s murder in 2023 and is set to face trial next August.
In their motion, attorneys Robert Draskovich and William Brown assert that the judge was misled into viewing Davis as a gang leader based on a “misleading portrait,” arguing that his past drug conviction was, in fact, unjust. Now 60, Davis is described as a retired cancer survivor who has lived quietly in the same home in Henderson for nearly a decade, according to the filing.
The motion further contends that the court overlooked specific safety concerns and urgency required by Nevada law for nighttime searches, accepting a general rationale that applies to almost any home search.
According to the lawyers, the court did not consider these aspects and thus authorized a nighttime search predicated on an inaccurate depiction of Davis, which they described as a “clearly erroneous fact finding.”
Fox News Digital has sought comments from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department regarding this matter.
On a related note, the department had stated that they opted for a nighttime search to prevent Davis from barricading himself in, allowing for a safer evacuation of residents, should such a situation arise. Davis has pleaded not guilty to the charges and requested their dismissal back in November.
Interestingly, the lawyers previously noted that in the context of Shakur’s murder, which they likened to the entertainment world’s version of the JFK assassination, it’s understandable that someone in Davis’s position might exaggerate his involvement for personal reasons, as cited in their earlier petition.
Shakur’s life came to a tragic end in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996, a case that remained unsolved for years until Davis’s recent arrest.
