Tupac Shakur Murder Trial: Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Found Guilty
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- A Las Vegas jury convicted former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing.
- Jurors reached the verdict in less than three hours after a case that remained unsolved for almost three decades.
- Davis, 63, faces a possible life sentence for murder with the use of a deadly weapon.
After nearly three decades, the case surrounding Tupac Shakur’s killing has produced a guilty verdict. A Las Vegas jury found former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the murder of the celebrated hip-hop artist.
Jurors took less than three hours to reach their decision. Davis, 63, was convicted of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison.
Shakur was wounded in a drive-by shooting on September 7, 1996. He died in hospital six days later, aged 25. The killing remained unsolved until the case reached trial.
Shakur was an award-winning rapper, activist and actor who sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Much of that sales total came after his death, preserving his influence across music and popular culture while the circumstances of his killing remained unresolved.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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