First Thing: Duane Keith Davis Found Guilty of 1996 Murder of Tupac Shakur
The 63-year-old former gang boss was convicted of first-degree murder after prosecutors said his own statements helped prove he orchestrated the killing.
- Nearly three decades after hip-hop star Tupac Shakur's murder, a Las Vegas jury found former gang figure Duane Keffe D Davis guilty of first-degree murder, just days before the 30th anniversary of the 1996 killing.
- Hours before the shooting on September 7, 1996, Shakur's entourage assaulted Davis's nephew, Orlando Anderson, at the MGM Grand hotel; prosecutors alleged Davis orchestrated the killing in retaliation for the beating.
- In his 2019 memoir Compton Street Legend, Davis admitted being inside the Cadillac used in the drive-by and claimed he disposed of the murder weapon after Shakur was struck four times and died six days later.
- District Judge Carli Kierny ordered the 63-year-old Davis to remain jailed until his October 13 sentencing, where he faces a life sentence; Davis indicated he intends to appeal the verdict.
- While Davis was convicted of orchestrating the attack, prosecutors never accused him of firing the weapon, and the actual shooter remains officially unnamed despite Davis's allegation that Anderson pulled the trigger.
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U.S. rap legend Tupac, ranked 4th-greatest rapper in the world, gets murder verdict nearly 30 years later as his ashes were once bound for an African nation
Nearly thirty years after the tragic shooting of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, a Nevada jury has finally delivered a guilty verdict in his murder case. Duane "Keffe D" Davis was convicted of first-degree murder on Monday for his role in orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip.
Man Convicted In 1996 Killing Of Rapper Tupac Shakur
The Associated Press reports: A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades. The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of a single count of … The post Man Convicted In 1996 Killing Of Rapper Tupac Shakur appeared first on Joe.My.God..
A murder case that has haunted the hip-hop world for nearly 30 years received its first concrete answer when former gangster Duane "Keffe D" Davis was convicted on Monday of plotting the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.
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