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  "id": 14282891,
  "title": "Duane Davis sentenced to 40 years over Tupac’s murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/duane-davis-sentenced-to-40-years-over-tupacs-murder-14282891",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T20:22:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/duane-davis-sentenced-to-40-years-over-tupacs-murder/"
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  "summary": "Former American gang leader Duane \"Keffe D\" Davis has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, according to Punch Nigeria. A jury found Davis guilty of one count of murder with a deadly weapon in September, based on his own admissions of being inside the white Cadillac from which the shots were fired. Despite claiming he will appeal the verdict, Davis was accused by prosecutors of supplying the firearm used in the shooting and orchestrating the killing, although he did not fire the gun himself. The conviction marks the first in the long-running case that had remained one of the United States' most prominent unsolved murder cases for nearly three decades.",
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        "title": "Ex-gang leader sentenced to minimum 40 years for Tupac murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ex-gang-leader-sentenced-to-minimum-40-years-for-tupac-murder",
        "published": "2026-10-13T20:44:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ex-gang boss sentenced to 40 years for orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ex-gang-boss-sentenced-to-40-years-for-orchestrating-tupac-shakurs-14289915",
        "published": "2026-10-13T20:49:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Ex-gang leader sentenced to minimum 40 years for Tupac murder",
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