Jury finds Tupac Shakur murder trial suspect guilty after short deliberation
A Las Vegas jury has found Duane 'Keffe D' Davis guilty of the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The verdict concludes a decades-long cold case that has remained a significant cultural touchstone in hip-hop history.
Why it matters
The conviction provides legal closure to one of the most high-profile unsolved murders in American music history, ending years of speculation.
Rapper Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theatre in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994. Photo / Getty Images
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former Los Angeles gang member, was found guilty today by a Las Vegas court of the 1996 murder of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur.
Thirty years after the rap legend’s death, the jury found Davis, 63, guilty of murder after just a few hours of deliberation.
“Count one, murder with use of a deadly weapon, guilty of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon,” the foreperson of the jury announced to the court.
Davis, who faces possible life in prison without parole, addressed Judge Carli Kierny after the verdict was announced and stated his intention to appeal.
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