NewzLAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The jury has found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty in connection with the Sept. 6, 1996, killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur on the Las Vegas Strip. On Monday, the jury deliberated on the charge of murder against 63-year-old Davis with two modifiers: one tied to gang relations, the other related [...]
A jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, delivering the first conviction in a case that has captivated hip-hop fans for nearly three decades. Jurors reached their verdict Monday after less than three hours of deliberation. A jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur.
After a day of closing arguments, Davis was found guilty of murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang, according to ABC News. The jury in Nevada took only about three hours to return the verdict in the 30-year-old homicide. The jury reached a verdict in less than three hours in a case that had been unsolved for nearly 30 years.
Davis was convicted of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison. The jury deliberated for three hours following a nine-day trial in Las Vegas.
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