All Eyez On Guilty: Tupac Trial Jury Reaches Verdict In ‘Poetic Justice’ Star’s 1996 Drive-By Shooting Death
Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot on the Las Vegas Strip, a Nevada jury has found an ex-Compton gang leader guilty of first-degree murder. Immediately after the verdict was read out, Duane “Keff D” Davis told the court, “I would like to appeal this matter.” Davis will continue to be held in custody, […]
Duane Keith Davis was found guilty on Monday for orchestrating the 1996 murder of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur. The 63-year-old was convicted after three hours of jury deliberation in Las Vegas. Davis was first arrested in September 2023 and indicted for his role in the crime. The rapper's death, which occurred on September 7, 1996, during a violent feud between West Coast and East Coast hip-hop labels, had long been an unsolved mystery.
Davis maintained his innocence, claiming he fabricated the story to promote his memoir, admitting in interviews and his 2019 book "Compton Street Legend" that he was present in the Cadillac during the shooting. Clark County's Chief Deputy District Attorney Marc DiGiacomo stated that Davis was the individual who "ordered the death" of the 25-year-old Shakur.
Shakur was in Las Vegas to celebrate his business partner Tracy Danielle Robinson's birthday and attend a Mike Tyson boxing match at the MGM Grand. He was struck four times by bullets, dying from internal bleeding six days later. Shakur's surviving family recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit, accusing Davis and others of evading accountability for 30 years.
Shakur, also known as 2Pac, had received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in June 2023.
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