News of September 30, 2023
"No doubt a pivotal moment": reactions to the arrest
Sekyiwa Shakur calls it a "pivotal moment" and reserves judgment; Jada Pinkett Smith and Allen Hughes react with hope and impatience.
After Duane Davis’s arrest, several people close to Tupac spoke out on September 29 and 30, 2023.
A turning point, with reservations
His sister Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, president of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation, wrote in a statement that it was “no doubt a pivotal moment.” The silence of the past 27 years, she said, had spoken loudly in the community. “Today is a victory but I will reserve judgement until all the facts and legal proceedings are complete.” Multiple hands were involved in his death, she added, and the family is seeking “real justice on all fronts.”
Mopreme Shakur, Tupac’s stepbrother, called the news “bittersweet.”
Waiting for answers
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith, who had been friends with Tupac since school, wrote on Instagram: “Now I hope we can get some answers and have some closure. R.I.P. Pac.” Dear Mama director Allen Hughes asked Rolling Stone why it had taken so long. The status of the case is in the item on the arrest.