Duane Davis and Tupac involved in confrontation with 'brandished' gun six months before the shooting.
Six months before Tupac Shakur was shot and killed in September 1996 in Las Vegas, he and the man who wouldwith his murder came face-to-face in a rap-world showdown, according to newly released grand jury records.
Despite much speculation that Shakur's fatal shooting had also been spurred by gang rivalry, until Davis' arrest, no charges had ever been filed - and there had been no concrete connection between the 25-year-old rapper and the man now charged in connection with his killing. Both Shakur and Biggie would go on to receive awards that night, and both brought entourage and security to the event, some of whom had gang affiliations, Wright said. Wright testified he was alsoTensions flared backstage that night when the two crossed paths, both allegedly flanked by gang-affiliated entourages, Wright said.
"So I guess it was bad timing and then there [was] an argument that followed with a little gun play or a pointing," he said. "I pointed my gun towards the gentleman with the gun and begged him not to point that gun and raise the gun," he said. He testified he did not see Davis himself with a firearm during that event and that no shots were fired at the Soul Train Awards.
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