A FORMER gangster linked to the murder of Tupac Shakur has sensationally confessed to his part in the star's high-profile killing.

Duane Keith "Keefe D" Davis - an uncle of number prime suspect Orlando Anderson - says he was in the car when one of his crew opened fire and he knows who pulled the trigger.

8 Tupac Shakur was infamously gunned down in Las Vegas in 1996 Credit: Getty - Contributor

Trailer for Netflix drama Unsolved The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.

8 Keefe D was in a car that went out on a revenge mission to find Tupac

Shakur died days after he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting 22 years ago while driving through Las Vegas with Death Row Records boss Suge Knight.

A shooter in a white Cadillac, which pulled up on the right-hand passenger side of Tupac's BMW at traffic lights, opened fire at 11.15pm on September 7, 1996.

The star was hit four times - in the chest, arm and thigh - and died in hospital six days later. No one has ever been caught for the killing.

Now a new Netflix series – Unsolved, the Tupac and Biggie Murders – has been released based on a major Los Angeles Police Department task force probe headed by former cop Greg Kading.

8 Duane Keith 'Keefe D' Davis says he knows who pulled the trigger on Tupac

8 Tupac's car was left riddled with bullets following the hit Credit: Getty Images

His findings were based on an astonishing taped confession by Keefe D when he had immunity from prosecution.

“I was a Compton kingpin, drug dealer, I’m the only one alive who can really tell you story about the Tupac killing,” said Keefe D, according to the Daily Star.

“People have been pursuing me for 20 years, I’m coming out now because I have cancer. And I have nothing else to lose. All I care about now is the truth.”

Keefe D explains how after his nephew Anderson was beaten up by Tupac and his entourage he went looking for revenge with his pals.

8 Orlando Anderson has long been linked to the infamous killing

8 A shooter in a white Cadillac pulled up on the right-hand passenger side of Tupac's BMW

Tupac and his crew - some of whom were associated with LA gang The Bloods - attacked Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson in the lobby of a Las Vegas casino.

Compton-based Anderson was reportedly a rival Crips gang member who previously robbed a medallion from one of Tupac's entourage.

The shooter's Cadillac was being driven by Terrence "T-Brown" Brown with DeAndre "Dre" Smith sitting behind, Keefe D was in the front passenger seat and Anderson sat behind him.

Keefe D refuses to name the actual shooter - because of "street code" but revealed: “It just came from the backseat bro."

8 Suge Knight and Tupac were together when the attack happened Credit: Rex Features

Tupac's 'secret' jailhouse wife Keisha Shakur who the rapper met during his sex crimes trial

It was recently revealed the case is still part of an ongoing investigation emerged after US journalists launched a legal bid for cops to release documents related to the assassination.

The non-profit Center for Investigative Reporting believes the records are of great "historical importance" and should be made public.

However the LVPD is refusing to release the paperwork as it claims the murder IS still the subject of an ongoing investigation.

Numerous people - including fellow rapper Notorious BIG - were implicated in his death, but the identity of the killer has always remained a mystery.

Tupac Shakur knew who gunned him down but his murder remains unsolved because cops never wanted to solve it, documentary claims

Last year The Sun online revealed how the director of another film, which claims to have solved the murder mystery say cops 'hindered' his long-running battle for justice.

RJ Bond says some of the homicide detectives responsible for tracking down the rap star's cold-blooded killers had hidden agendas and seemed to have no interest in finding those really responsible.

It was claimed many of the officers investigating the murder at the time had now left the force and the case was effectively closed.

Bond had tracked down a confession letter said to have been written by one of the men responsible for opening fire on Tupac.

8 The 'prison confession' letter is part of the murder probe

MOST READ IN NEWS Latest STARK WARNING UK coronavirus cases rise by 6,634 in highest increase EVER in 24 hours STORE TOT SNATCH Family's horror as 'kidnap gang try to rip girl, 1, from pram' in TK Maxx DOMINANT STRAIN New Covid mutation is 'more contagious & could adapt to get round masks' FACE FACTS The 6 times you can refuse to wear a face mask and NOT face fines furlough 2.0 Rishi announces furlough plan where workers get 77% pay for doing 1/3 hours Exclusive PIERS PRESSURE Couple wiped out village's internet for 18 MONTHS to watch Piers on £30 TV

It has also been reported Tupac knew the hitman who shot him but his brutal murder remains a mystery because cops "never wanted to solve it".

The main suspect, identified in 2002 by an LA Times investigation, was gang banger Anderson, who is believed to have been seeking revenge for the earlier casino brawl.

Anderson, who always denied the claims, was killed in a gangland shooting in 1998.

We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4368 . You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. We pay for videos too. Click here to upload yours.