NewzA jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop fans for decades. Jurors reached a verdict after less than three hours of deliberation, the court announced Monday.Davis, 63, was accused of orchestrating the killing of Shakur on Sept. Davis pleaded not guilty to murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in the rapper’s death.
He is on trial in Las Vegas, where the killing took place, and could get life in prison.The night of his murder, Shakur was in a BMW with music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight when a white Cadillac pulled up at a red light. Shakur was shot multiple times and died six days later, while Knight survived.The confrontation was rooted in a long-running feud between the Mob Piru Bloods, a gang Shakur and Knight were affiliated with, and the South Side Compton Crips, for whom Davis was a prominent leader. The case went cold until recent years, when interviews Davis gave and his 2019 tell-all memoir revived it.Here's the Latest on the trial:Relatives in the courtroom react to verdictAfter the verdict was read, Davis’ son sat in the courtroom covering his face with one hand.Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, Tupac’s sister, cried and reached back to a person behind her.
Someone put her arm around her.Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac ShakurA jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop fans for decades.The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison. The jury deliberated for 3 hours after a weekslong trial in Las Vegas.Jurors reach a verdict after less than three hours of deliberationJurors reached a verdict in the case after less than three hours of deliberation, the court announced before court closed for the day Monday.Family of Shakur and Davis sat in the courtroom, waiting for the jury to return.JUST IN: The jury has reached a verdict in less than 3 hours at the trial over the 1996 killing of Tupac ShakurFan has attended every day of trialFor weeks, Jessica Martin has been living at a Las Vegas hotel after traveling from her home in central California to at… Jurors began deliberating Monday in the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of orchestrating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.The deliberations, which follow closing arguments earlier Monday, come after nine days of testimony from detectives, former gang associates and documentarians.
The trial has revisited the night nearly 30 years ago when Shakur was shot while on his way to perform at a club in Las Vegas.Davis is the only person ever charged in Shakur’s 1996 death after he previously said he was in the Cadillac when it pulled up beside Shakur and gunfire erupted. Prosecutors argue Davis orchestrated the shooting, but his attorney argues there is no physical evidence connecting his client to the crime.Here's the Latest on the trial:Fan has attended every day of trialFor weeks, Jessica Martin has been living at a Las Vegas hotel after traveling from her home in central California to attend the trial. She has been in court every day since opening statements and plans to stay until the verdict is read.Martin said she hopes to turn what she has learned from the trial and the people she has met into something that honors Shakur’s legacy, possibly a book or a short video.“It’s been great to see all the support, not only from the fans, but his family is here every day,” she said.
“For me to be present here, it’s like a blessing for me.”Martin said Shakur’s legacy extends far beyond his music.“He was a poet, an artist,” she said. Had he survived the shooting, she believes, “he would’ve changed the world. He would’ve had a bigger impact than he already has, and he continues to have an impact on people every day.”Court recesses while deliberations are underwayThe judge tells four of the 16-person jury panel that they are alternates, and still can’t talk about the case.
They leave the courtroom to begin deliberations.She asks attorneys to make sure the court has numbers where they can be reached in case the jurors have questions. They will be contacted when deliberations are over.She then puts the court into recess, and the wait for a verdict begins.Prosecutor says Davis bragged about ‘beating the feds’“Now he’s trying to beat 12 of you,” says DiGiacomo, wrapping up his final arguments.“Mr. Davis is trying to escape responsibility for a crime” that he’s admitted to multiple times, says DiGiacomo.“At the end of the day…
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