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  "id": 4768141,
  "title": "Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/jury-finds-ex-gang-leader-guilty-of-murder-in-tupac-case",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T02:44:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-09-01-jury-finds-ex-gang-leader-guilty-of-murder-in-tupac-case/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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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      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/jury-finds-ex-gang-leader-guilty-of-murder-in-tupac-case-4787236",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:40:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/jury-convicts-a-man-of-first-degree-murder-for-the-1996-killing-of",
        "published": "2026-09-01T04:57:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/jury-finds-ex-gang-leader-guilty-of-murder-in-tupac-case-4795362",
        "published": "2026-09-01T05:52:39.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}