Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Found Guilty of 1996 Murder of Tupac Shakur
• Rap legend was only 25 when he was shot 30 years ago •Convicted gang leader vows to appeal judgement Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja A Las Vegas jury has found
In a Las Vegas courtroom, a jury has found former gang leader Duane Keith Davis guilty of the 1996 murder of the late rapper Tupac Shakur. The 63-year-old Davis, who was convicted of instigating the shooting, had previously confessed to investigators about his role in the fatal incident. Davis was only 25 when Shakur was fatally shot in a car near the Las Vegas Strip.
The jury took approximately three hours to reach a guilty verdict after hearing 25 witnesses, including Davis himself, who stated that he and Shakur's entourage were retaliating against Shakur for the public humiliation of his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, who was a member of a rival gang in Compton, California. The case had been open for nearly 30 years, and prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, instead opting for a 20-year to life imprisonment sentence. Davis has vowed to appeal the verdict.
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