Ex-gang leader faces maximum penalty of life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder
The judge will decide whether Davis, the only person charged in the killing, gets life without parole after a jury conviction.
- On Tuesday, Duane Davis faces sentencing for orchestrating the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur, gunned down off the Las Vegas Strip over 30 years ago, with the Clark County District Court holding the hearing in Downtown Las Vegas.
- A rivalry between the South Side Compton Crips and Mob Piru prompted the 1996 shooting, as Davis sought retaliation for a brawl involving his nephew, Orlando Anderson, hours before the killing.
- Following nine days of testimony in August, a jury convicted Davis of first-degree murder after three hours of deliberation; defense attorney Michael Sanft argued the lack of physical evidence connected his client to the 30-year-old crime.
- Prosecutor Binu Palal said the family endured years of Davis "bragging about killing someone they loved," while Shakur's siblings Maurice Shakur and Sekyiwa Shakur are expected to provide statements at sentencing.
- Davis intends to appeal his conviction, which carries a life sentence without parole, while Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson stated his office lacks sufficient evidence to charge anyone else in the killing.
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Ex-gang leader faces maximum penalty of life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder
A former gang leader was set to be sentenced on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, capping the lone prosecution of a long-unsolved murder that shaped the golden age of rap music.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis is expected to hear today in Las Vegas sentencing for the murder of renowned rapper Tupac Shakur, who was shot to death in 1996, at the age of 25. Davis, 63, pleaded guilty in August to first-degree murder and faces life in prison without parole. Tupac was shot on September 7, 1996, while in a black BMW with music producer Marion “Suge” Knight. DuanThe white Cadillac stopped next to them at the traffic light and fire broke …
The rapper was killed about 30 years ago.
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Man who orchestrated Tupac Shakur murder faces life
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