Las Vegas Jury Convicts Man in Tupac Shakur Murder

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The jury in Las Vegas found Duane 'Keefe D' Davis, 63, guilty of the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur.
Davis was found guilty of murder with a firearm under Nevada law.
The verdict was unanimous and based on Davis's own public statements and memoirs.
Davis is facing life imprisonment without parole.
The sentencing date is October 13.
Davis plans to appeal the verdict.
The attack occurred on September 7, 1996, when Tupac's car was shot at in Las Vegas.
Tupac died on September 13, 1996, at age 25.
All other individuals in the car with Davis at the time of the shooting have since died.
The motive was reportedly revenge for an earlier assault on Davis's nephew.
Davis claimed he did not fire the weapon but admitted to being in the car and passing a gun to others.
The investigation was revived after Davis published his memoirs in 2019 and gave interviews.

The prosecution alleged that Davis planned the murder as revenge after Tupac and Marion 'Suge' Knight beat Davis's nephew, and that Davis found the weapon and gathered his men. — meduza
The shooting occurred when Tupac's BMW stopped at a red light, and a white Cadillac pulled alongside. — tg_varlamov_news
The trial began in August 2026, and the verdict was reached after nearly three hours of deliberation. — vedomosti
The trial began on August 17, 2024. — kommerant
Davis did not name the shooter in his memoirs. — meduza
The prosecution did not name the shooter. — vedomosti
Davis was the leader of the South Side Compton Crips, which was in conflict with Mob Piru, linked to Tupac. — tvrain
Davis was known as Keefe D. — tg_tvrain
Davis's defense argued that his book was fictional. — meduza
The defense argued that Davis's statements were 'bravado' and not supported by other evidence. — vedomosti