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  "id": 4795069,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T05:52:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/ex-la-gang-leader-found-guilty-of-tupacs-murder/"
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  "summary": "Duane \"Keffe D\" Davis, a former Los Angeles gang member and leader of the South Side Compton Crips, was found guilty of murder in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. A Las Vegas court jury deliberated for a few hours, or nearly three hours according to the Jerusalem Post, before finding Davis, 63, guilty of one count of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon.\n\nDavis was accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting that killed Shakur in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. Prosecutors argued that Davis supplied the gun used in the shooting and ordered the attack as retaliation for a fight between Shakur and Davis's nephew, Orlando Anderson, earlier that day.\n\nDavis plans to appeal the verdict and will face a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole at his sentencing on October 13. The case had gone cold but gained new momentum after Davis publicly discussed his involvement in media appearances and a memoir.",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "What it was like inside court for Tupac Shakur’s murder trial verdict",
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "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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        "outlet": "This Day",
        "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",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-01T05:38:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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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