Suge Knight Named Witness in Tupac Shakur Trial

A newly filed witness list names Marion "Suge" Knight as an expected witness. Knight is set to testify in the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis. Davis faces a murder charge tied to the 1996 shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. The Clark County District Attorney's office submitted a 16-page supplemental filing that names more than 200 potential witnesses. Knight was driving the car when gunfire struck Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip. He remains the only other surviving eyewitness from that night. Jury selection begins August 10, nearly three years after Davis' arrest.

Lombardo, Goodman, Kading Named in Tupac Trial Witnesses

The supplemental filing names several notable figures expected to appear, including Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo. Lombardo served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at the time of the shooting. Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is also on the list. Goodman worked as a defense attorney before serving as mayor. Former LAPD detective Greg Kading is also on the list and claims Davis confessed to involvement during a 2009 interview. The filing also includes law enforcement officers, records custodians and expert witnesses. Prosecutors say Davis made public admissions through interviews and a memoir, statements that now form part of the case against him.

Knight Once Refused to Testify, Now on Witness List

Knight previously said he would not take the stand. He gave a jailhouse interview to TMZ in 2023. "I'm not gonna get on the stand and testify against somebody," Knight said. "For what?" Knight is currently serving a 28-year sentence in California. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for a 2015 hit-and-run death. Despite that earlier refusal, the new filing places him among expected witnesses. Prosecutors consider him a key eyewitness from inside Shakur's vehicle. Knight suffered minor injuries in the shooting that killed Shakur. He remains the only other survivor from that night besides Davis.

Davis Faces Murder Charge, Memoir Ruled Admissible

Davis faces a charge of murder with a deadly weapon. Prosecutors are seeking life imprisonment rather than the death penalty. He has pleaded not guilty to the charge. Jury selection is set to begin the same day, August 10.

A judge previously ruled that Davis' 2019 memoir can be used as evidence at trial.

The book, titled "Compton Street Legend," details his account of the shooting. Davis' attorney, Michael Sanft, had sought to suppress the memoir and other past statements. That effort failed ahead of the trial date. The case has stayed active since Davis' arrest nearly three years ago.