Duane 'Keffe D' Davis guilty of murdering rapper Tupac in 1996
A VERDICT has been reached in the long-awaited trial of the only man ever charged over the murder of rap legend Tupac Shakur.
TL;DR
- Duane 'Keffe D' Davis convicted of first-degree murder for the 1996 death of Tupac Shakur.
- Davis, 63, was found guilty of murder with intent to promote a criminal gang.
- Prosecutors argued Davis organized a revenge attack after his nephew was beaten.
- Davis provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting, though he did not pull the trigger.
- The verdict comes nearly 27 years after Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas.
- Davis's conviction relied heavily on his own statements made in interviews and a memoir.
- Defense argued Davis exaggerated stories for attention and lacked physical evidence linking him to the crime.