Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Gives First Interview After Tupac Shakur Murder Conviction
The Compton, California, native was found guilty of first-degree murder on Sept. 1.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, spoke out for the first time since being convicted of the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis insisted his innocence and expects to be released from prison. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Las Vegas jury convicted him of first-degree murder on September 1, marking the first conviction in a case that has lingered for nearly three decades.
Prosecutors claimed Davis orchestrated the drive-by shooting in retaliation for an earlier confrontation that involved his nephew and members of Tupac's crew. Davis claimed his 2019 autobiography, Compton Street Legend, was improperly used against him. He also accused witnesses, including FBI agents and police officers, of misrepresenting his character during the trial.
Despite the conviction, Davis maintains he will appeal and expressed gratitude that he might see his two grandsons, who are both football All-Americans, one of whom has received multiple scholarship offers.
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