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  "id": 14277496,
  "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-14277496",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T19:52:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
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    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-911612"
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  "account": "Former gang leader Duane Keffe D Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. The 63-year-old was found guilty of first-degree murder in August, bringing closure to a long-unsolved case that defined the golden age of rap music. Davis and his nephew were in Las Vegas to settle scores with Shakur and members of his entourage from the East Coast crew Mob Piru after a violent altercation at the MGM Grand casino on September 7, 1996. Davis claimed he passed a gun to two men in his Cadillac, who then fatally shot Shakur four times. Shakur, 25, died six days later in a hospital. Davis has indicated he will appeal his conviction. The identity of the gunman who pulled the trigger remains unconfirmed, despite Davis' conviction.",
  "summary": "Authorities said they long believed Davis was involved in Shakur's killing but lacked sufficient evidence to charge him.",
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