Former gang member found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
30 years after the rap legend's death, the jury found Davis, 63, guilty of murder after just a few hours of deliberation.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a former gang leader, has been found guilty of murdering rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. The jury in Las Vegas ruled that Davis committed first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. Davis, who faces a potential life sentence without parole, stated his intention to appeal the verdict. The killing occurred after a confrontation at a Las Vegas casino where Shakur's nephew had been beaten by Shakur's entourage.
Davis allegedly ordered a gunman, to whom he handed a gun in a white Cadillac, to shoot Shakur. Shakur, who was in town for a Mike Tyson fight, was shot in a BMW, dying six days later. Davis is the sole surviving person in the Cadillac who was present that night. The case resurfaced in 2019 when Davis published his memoirs, where he admitted to being in the front seat and handing a pistol to those in the back.
However, his defense attorney argues that his client's confessions were fabricated. The trial focused on whether Davis was present at the time of the shooting, as there was no other concrete evidence implicating him.
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