Ex‑gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac Shakur murder
Updated 3 weeks ago8 new reports, including CBS News (video), Al Jazeera, Sky News (video) and 5 more.
The short version
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The case, which had remained unsolved for nearly 30 years, ended with a jury conviction.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.1,2 The sentence was for orchestrating the 1996 drive‑by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.1,2 The murder had remained unsolved for nearly 30 years before this conviction.1,3,4,9
Davis was a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips.1,3,5,6,8 A jury found him guilty of first‑degree murder with a deadly weapon in August.7 Judge Carli Kierny delivered the sentence.4
Davis has said he will appeal the verdict.9 The case was the first conviction in the cold case.4,9 The sentencing took place in a Nevada court in Las Vegas.1,2
The sentencing followed a jury conviction in September.7
“You don’t get to take a man from his family … and just walk away from it,”
Why it matters
Tupac Shakur was a prominent hip‑hop artist who was shot and killed in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996.1,2
The murder was part of a long‑running gang feud between the South Side Compton Crips and the Bloods.1,2
The case had been a focus of U.S. police investigations for decades, with no conviction until Davis was charged.1,3,4,9
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