Duane 'Keffe D' Davis Found Guilty in Connection to Tupac Shakur Murder in Las Vegas
The jury found Davis guilty after less than 3 hours of deliberation in a case prosecutors said involved a planned retaliatory attack.
- On Monday, 63-year-old Duane Keffe Davis was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, ending one of the most closely watched unsolved cases in American music.
- Shakur was shot on Sept. 7, 1996, when a white Cadillac pulled alongside him at a red light; he died six days later from his wounds while Death Row Records co-founder Marion Suge Knight was also wounded but survived.
- Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors Davis went hunting for Shakur and Knight after they beat up Davis' nephew, presenting Davis' 2019 memoir Compton Street Legend as evidence that Davis orchestrated the attack.
- Davis faces life in prison under Nevada law for aiding the crime despite not pulling the trigger; after the verdict, Shakur's sister Sekyiwa Set Shakur cried and hugged prosecutors as the state dismissed the gang enhancement charge.
- Nearly 30 years after the shooting, the trial drew intense attention from hip-hop fans and true crime experts, though prosecutors warned jurors that 1990s evidence differs from modern standards and key details remained unclear.
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LAS VEGAS (ANP) - Former gang member Duane 'Keffe D' Davis has been found guilty of the murder of American hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in 1996. This is reported by various American media, including CNN. According to prosecutors, Tupac was shot "out of revenge" at the time from a passing white Cadillac...
Jury convicts 'Keffe D' Davis in 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 31, 2026 (UPI) — A jury has convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of rapper Tupac Shakur. The jury returned the verdict Monday evening after deliberating for about three hours. Davis kept a straight face as the verdict was read and raised his fist as he exited […] The post Jury convicts ‘Keffe D’ Davis in 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
A jury found Duane Davis guilty of murdering the rap icon Tupac Shakur, who could face life imprisonment.
Tupac Trial Jury Reaches Verdict In Star's 1996 Drive-By Shooting Death
Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot on the Las Vegas Strip, a Nevada jury has found an ex-Compton gang leader guilty of first-degree murder. Immediately after the verdict was read out, Duane “Keff D” Davis told the court, “I would like to appeal this matter.” Davis will continue to be held in custody, with his sentencing set for October 13. Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny could hand Davis life in prison. Now 63, …
30 years after drive-by shooting, Duane Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur's murder
A Las Vegas jury found Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 63, was convicted on Monday of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in connection with the drive-by shooting that killed Shakur. The 12-member jury reached its unanimous verdict after deliberating for nearly three hours following a weeks-long trial in Las Vegas.
Davis, 63, was tried for murder with a deadly weapon with the aggravatingness of promoting or helping a criminal organization and is the only one charged with the death of Tupac Shakur.
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