2Pac’s 30-Year Murder Mystery Ends With ‘Keffe D’ Conviction
Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas, a jury has found former Los Angeles gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of the rapper’s murder.
Davis, 63, was convicted on Monday after just a few hours of deliberation, bringing a major breakthrough to one of America’s most notorious unsolved murder cases.
Prosecutors accused Davis of organising the September 7, 1996 attack after his nephew was beaten by members of Shakur’s entourage at a Las Vegas casino.
They said Davis obtained a firearm and handed it to an accomplice in the back seat of a white Cadillac, from where shots were fired at the BMW carrying Shakur and Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight.
Shakur, 25, died six days later. Knight survived the attack with injuries.
Davis, the only surviving occupant of the Cadillac, had repeatedly spoken about his involvement in the killing before later pleading not guilty.
His 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend, helped revive the investigation, with prosecutors using his past statements as evidence.
Davis has said he plans to appeal the conviction. He faces a possible life sentence without parole, with sentencing set for October 13.
The conviction finally brings a legal reckoning to a murder that has captivated hip-hop fans for three decades.
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