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  "id": 4792997,
  "title": "Ex- LA gang leader found guilty of Tupac’s murder",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ex-la-gang-leader-found-guilty-of-tupacs-murder",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T05:38:39.000Z",
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  "summary": "Duane \"Keffe D\" Davis, a 63-year-old former Los Angeles gang member and one-time leader of the South Side Compton Crips, was found guilty of murder in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. A Las Vegas jury deliberated for nearly three hours before finding Davis guilty of a single count of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon.\n\nAccording to prosecutors, Davis ordered the killing after his nephew was beaten by members of Shakur's entourage at a Las Vegas casino on September 7, 1996. Davis acquired a firearm, got his group together, and went hunting for Shakur, prosecutor Binu Palal said during closing arguments. Shakur was shot by a gunman in a white Cadillac that pulled up alongside the BMW in which he was riding.\n\nDavis faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole at his sentencing on October 13. He has stated his intention to appeal the verdict. The conviction brings a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans for decades.",
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        "title": "What it was like inside court for Tupac Shakur’s murder trial verdict",
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        "title": "Former gang member found guilty of murdering rap icon Tupac Shakur",
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        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Who is Duane Davis? Man found guilty of killing rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996: All you need to know",
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        "title": "Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Found Guilty of 1996 Murder of Tupac Shakur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/duane-keffe-d-davis-found-guilty-of-1996-murder-of-tupac-shakur",
        "published": "2026-09-01T03:48:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ex- LA gang leader found guilty of Tupac’s murder",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ex-la-gang-leader-found-guilty-of-tupacs-murder-4795069",
        "published": "2026-09-01T05:52:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ex-gang leader ‘Keffe D’ found guilty of killing rap legend Tupac Shakur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ex-gang-leader-keffe-d-found-guilty-of-killing-rap-legend-tupac-shakur",
        "published": "2026-09-01T06:10:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Ex-gang boss found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ex-gang-boss-found-guilty-in-1996-murder-of-rapper-tupac-shakur",
        "published": "2026-09-01T07:26:26.000Z"
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