A Las Vegas jury on Monday found former Crips gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.
25-year-old Tupac Shakur was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, in September 1996.
Rap record executive Suge Knight was driving a BMW while Tupac was riding as a passenger when passengers in a white Cadillac pulled up and opened fire on the rapper.
Prosecutors did not allege that Duane Davis pulled the trigger, but under Nevada law, anyone who helps aid, abet, or orchestrate a murder can be criminally charged.
Duane Davis is the only person to be charged in the murder of Tupac Shakur.
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The man accused of orchestrating rapper Tupac Shakur’s killing in 1996 has been found guilty of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon in the Las Vegas slaying nearly 30 years ago.
For nearly two weeks, Clark County prosecutors argued that Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, was a former “shotcaller” for the South Side Compton Crips in Los Angeles and that he sought revenge on Shakur after the beloved rapper attacked his nephew.
Following Monday’s verdict, district Judge Carli Kierny ordered Davis to remain in jail until his Oct. 13 sentencing. Davis indicated he intends to file an appeal.
Davis’ son sat in the courtroom and covered his face with one hand after the verdict was read, The Associated Press reported. Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, Tupac’s sister, cried and reached back to a person behind her.
Davis was not charged with pulling the fatal trigger, but under Nevada law, someone who helps another person commit murder can be convicted of the crime. Davis is the only person still alive who rode in the same car as the shooter, prosecutors said.
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