Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case
Aug 31 (Reuters) - An ex-street gang leader accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas was convicted of murder on Monday for his role in a long-unsolved crime that silenced one of rap music's most influential voices.
An ex-street gang leader, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, has been found guilty of murder in the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. The jury deliberated for nearly three hours before convicting Davis of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon. Davis, a leader of the South Side Compton Crips and a rival of Shakur's record label Death Row Records, will face a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole at his sentencing on October 13.
Prosecutors argued that Davis could not let a beating of his nephew slide, leading him to acquire a firearm and hunt down Shakur and his entourage. Davis' lawyer, however, argued that the case was tainted by police corruption and that his client's story could not be corroborated by evidence.
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