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Nearly three decades later, we have the first indictment in Tupac’s murder: Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested and charged with murder in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur over the weekend, marking the first arrest made in the case 27 years later, CNN reported. Davis, who is due in court this week, is suspected of having orchestrated Shakur’s killing and provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting three decades ago. A Nevada grand jury also voted to add a sentence for “gang activity,” which could extend his prison time by an additional 20 years if convicted.
What took so long? The arrest comes after Davis’ public comments about the murder in 2019 revived the investigation, according to CNN. Davis implicated his nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, as one of the people in the backseat of the white Cadillac from which the shots were fired. Shakur’s murder was in retaliation for a fight he and others from the label Death Row Records had with Anderson hours earlier. Anderson denied to police his involvement in Shakur’s killing, and died himself two years later in an unrelated gang shooting.
Germany is grappling with the need to reassess its liberal migration policies as the country faces a surge in undocumented arrivals, according to Bloomberg. The country’s Finance Minister called for a change in migration policy, citing the 1993 asylum compromise — a legislative change that restricted asylum applications — as a potential model to follow. The asylum compromise curbed “unfounded” asylum applications, including from people coming from a “safe third country.” Government data indicates there were “over 204k people seeking asylum in Germany through August, [representing] a significant 77% increase compared to the same period last year.” The surge in arrivals has put immense strain on the capacity of housing projects — leading to numerous housing projects’ capacity being close to zero, according to an official from Berlin’s refugee office.
Political asylum is (kind of) constitutionally ensured in Germany. However, any modifications to asylum laws necessitate a two-thirds majority in parliament. The push for reform is starting to garner support from several German political parties — including some that are traditionally opposed to changes in asylum laws, such as the country’s Green Party — while right-wing politicians continue to capitalize on public concerns surrounding migration.
