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  "id": 14274683,
  "title": "Ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ex-gang-leader-sentenced-to-40-years-to-life-in-prison-for-tupac",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T19:36:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
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    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-13-ex-gang-leader-sentenced-to-40-years-to-life-in-prison-for-tupac-shakur-murder/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former gang leader Duane Keffe D Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder in August, following a long-unsolved case that shaped the golden age of rap music. The shooting took place after a casino brawl between two Los Angeles-area street gangs - the South Side Compton Crips, led by Davis, and Mob Piru, associated with Shakur, Knight, and their music label, Death Row Records. Davis' nephew and two associates were with him in a white Cadillac when they pulled alongside Shakur and Knight's vehicle in traffic, with one man firing a gun through the window. Davis has since expressed his intention to appeal his conviction.",
  "summary": "LAS VEGAS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A former gang leader was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, capping the prosecution of a long-unsolved murder that shaped the golden age of rap music.",
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    "Shooting occurred during casino brawl between two Los Angeles-area gangs."
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