Tag: Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur shooting mastermind Duane "Keefe D" Davis started his 40-year prison sentence in Nevada and we can see it written all over his face. Davis posed for a new mug shot at the maximum-security High Desert State in Indian Springs, NV and it's safe to say he's not a happy camper.

A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, of first-degree murder in connection with the September 7, 1996, drive-by shooting that killed rap icon Tupac Shakur nearly 30 years ago. Jurors deliberated for about three hours before returning the verdict.

Tupac Shakur's sister wiped away tears in a Las Vegas courtroom Monday as a jury convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis of first-degree murder in the rapper's 1996 killing, bringing a long-awaited legal milestone for Shakur's family nearly three decades after his death.

On Monday, a Clark County jury found Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 63, guilty of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. He is the only person ever charged in the case. Tupac was shot in a drive-by on the Las Vegas Strip on September 7, 1996, and died six days later. He was 25. Prosecutors said Davis was the shot caller in the white Cadillac that night and handed off the gun after his nephew, Orlando 'Baby Lane' Anderson, was beaten by Tupac's group at the MGM Grand hours earlier.

Nearly 30 years after rap icon Tupac Shakur was killed, the long-awaited trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis is finally underway. Prosecutors allege Davis, a former Los Angeles gang leader, planned the drive-by shooting in retaliation after Tupac beat Davis' nephew at the MGM Grand hours earlier. Davis is charged with organizing the hit, not pulling the trigger. He pleaded not guilty. The central battle involves whether Keffe D is finally telling the truth or has spent years telling increasingly dramatic stories for money and attention.

Tupac Shakur's murder trial is entering its fourth day with alleged killer Duane "Keefe D" Davis back in court. Keefe is accused of planning the legendary rapper's murder and allegedly producing the gun used to kill Tupac, though prosecutors say he wasn't the trigger man. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Prosecutors have called numerous witnesses, including a former Las Vegas cop who claims Tupac knew who shot him. If convicted, Keefe D faces life in prison.