Tupac Shakur Murder: Convicted Killer Duane Davis Denies Being at Scene

Duane Davis, convicted of Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder, now claims he was not present at the crime scene. The jury found him guilty in under three hours.

Tupac Murder Convict Duane Davis Claims He Was Not at the Scene

Duane Davis, the man convicted of murdering rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996, has claimed he was not present at the crime scene, Google News MT reports. The assertion came after a jury found Davis guilty of murder in a trial that concluded in under three hours.

Davis, a former gang leader, was found guilty following a case that stretched nearly three decades. Prosecutors linked him to the Las Vegas drive-by shooting that killed Shakur on 13 September 1996. The conviction followed years of investigation and was heavily influenced by Davis's own public statements about the killing over the years — accounts that ultimately contributed to his prosecution.

The jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning the guilty verdict, according to reports from CNN and Reuters. The New York Times noted that Davis had been known as a "talkative" gang member whose own words had played a significant role in building the case against him.

Davis's post-conviction denial stands in direct contradiction to statements he had previously made publicly. No further details about his alibi or the basis for his new claim were provided in available reports.

The murder of the Notorious B.I.G., killed six months after Shakur, remains unsolved, raising questions about whether that case will ever reach a similar resolution.

Source: Google News MT