Duane “Keefe D” Davis faces murder charges in the 1996 Las Vegas shooting that killed Tupac Shakur, with prosecutors alleging he coordinated the attack. Share Tupac Shakur's murder trial is finally set to begin, almost 30 years after one of the most infamous killings in music history. The long-awaited courtroom proceedings will see Duane "Keefe D" Davis stand trial over the fatal drive-by shooting that claimed the life of the rap icon in Las Vegas on 7 September 1996. It marks the first time anyone has faced trial over a case that has fuelled decades of conspiracy theories, unanswered questions and one of hip-hop's greatest mysteries. Tupac Shakur, one of hip‑hop’s most influential voices, reshaped music and culture through his raw storytelling, activism and fearless reflections on inequality. His legacy continues to inspire new generations, cementing him as a global icon whose impact reaches far beyond rap... Image Credit Getty I...
Dr Shola Says Met Police Ignored Death Threats Against Her — Yet Found Time to Interrogate Her Over Comments Defending Ms Rachel
Dr Shola Mos‑Shogbamimu has accused the Metropolitan Police of a disturbing double standard after revealing she was interrogated under caution for online comments defending children’s YouTube presenter Ms Rachel. In a video shared publicly, Dr Shola said officers read her her rights and questioned her on allegations of inciting racial hatred and sending malicious communications, all stemming from posts in which she argued that Ms Rachel’s statement about wanting children to live was not antisemitic. She described the experience as surreal, saying she could not understand how defending a children’s educator had escalated into a criminal‑style interrogation.
What makes the situation more alarming, Dr Shola said, is the backdrop against which this interrogation took place. For years, she has been the target of violent, racist and extremist threats, including a letter threatening to kill her and her family. She has repeatedly stated that these threats were reported to the police, yet no arrests have been made. According to her, the Met Police has not identified the perpetrator, despite the severity of the threat and the involvement of extremist groups. For Dr Shola, the contrast is impossible to ignore: the force that has not solved a credible threat to her life somehow had the time and resources to scrutinise her social‑media commentary line by line.
Dr Shola said the interrogation also focused on her criticism of an Israeli settler who was filmed running over a Palestinian man while he prayed. She said she was questioned for calling the perpetrator a “cold‑blooded demon”, a description she argued was a moral judgement on an act of violence, not an incitement to hatred. She added that she was also questioned for defending activist Zora Mundani, who had criticised the relationship between U.S. policing and Israeli military tactics. For Dr Shola, these lines of questioning point to a troubling pattern: political speech, especially when expressed by Black women, is being policed more aggressively than actual threats to their safety.
Her account has reignited debate about policing priorities, freedom of expression, and the treatment of outspoken Black women in public life. Supporters argue that the Met’s handling of her case reflects a wider issue, that marginalised voices are disproportionately scrutinised for their anger, their activism, and their criticism of state violence, while the threats they face are too often dismissed or deprioritised. Dr Shola’s experience raises a stark question about whose safety is protected, whose speech is policed, and why the balance appears so profoundly skewed.
