Duane 'Keffe D' Davis convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing

A jury has found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of first-degree murder for the 1996 shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur. The verdict comes nearly three decades after the killing.

Guilty verdict reached nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur's murder

A jury has convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis of first-degree murder in connection with the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, Google News MT reports, citing coverage from NPR, CNN, The Guardian, ABC7 Los Angeles, and The New York Times.

Davis, described by prosecutors as a former gang leader, was found guilty of orchestrating the fatal drive-by shooting that claimed Shakur's life in Las Vegas almost three decades ago.

The verdict marks the first criminal conviction directly tied to one of the most high-profile unsolved murders in music history. Shakur, 25 at the time of his death, was shot on 7 September 1996 while riding in a car following a boxing match. He died six days later.

Davis had long been a person of interest in the case. Prosecutors argued he was in the vehicle from which the shots were fired and played a central role in planning the attack. The case was built in part on statements Davis himself had made publicly over the years, including in a memoir and interviews.

The guilty finding on the first-degree murder charge carries the possibility of a life sentence. Sentencing has not yet been scheduled, according to reports cited by Google News MT.

The killing of Shakur, along with the unsolved murder of fellow rapper The Notorious B.I.G. six months later, has remained a defining cold case in American cultural history.

Source: Google News MT