Duane "Keffe D" Davis sentenced in rapper Tupac Shakur's murder - BBC
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis has been sentenced to at least 40 years in prison for his role in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The conviction marks the end of a long-standing cold case that has remained a significant cultural touchstone in hip-hop history.
Why it matters
The sentencing provides closure to one of the most high-profile unsolved murders in music history.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Sareen Habeshian Los Angeles Watch: Moment Duane Davis is sentenced to 40 years for Tupac Shakur's murder Former gang boss Duane "Keffe D" Davis has been sentenced to at least 40 years in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur.
A jury found Davis, 63, guilty in September of one count of murder with a deadly weapon for the rap superstar's death in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on 7 September 1996. He has said he will appeal the verdict.
Prosecutors argued that although Davis did not fire the gun himself, he was the ringleader of the group that committed the murder. He admitted in his memoir that he had provided the gun used in the crime.
Davis' conviction was the first in a cold case that has intrigued hip-hop fans for nearly 30 years.
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