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Keffe D Davis sentenced for orchestrating Tupac Shakur murder

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 05:32 · Archive

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis faces life in prison after conviction for orchestrating rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder.

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, was convicted in August of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon in the death of rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis, 63, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole at his sentencing on Tuesday.

Shakur was shot on the night of 7 September 1996 whilst in the passenger seat of a black BMW alongside music mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight. A white Cadillac pulled up at a red light and shots erupted. Shakur was shot multiple times and died six days later; Knight survived. Shakur was 25 years old at the time of his death and is considered one of the most influential rappers of all time.

The killing went unsolved for years until Davis gave interviews and published his role in the shooting in his 2019 tell-all memoir. He explained that Shakur and his entourage beat up Davis' nephew hours before the shooting. Davis is the only person ever charged in connection with Shakur's death.

Keffe D Davis sentenced for orchestrating Tupac Shakur murder
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In this story: Duane 'Keffe D' Davis · Tupac Shakur · Marion 'Suge' Knight · South Side Compton Crips · Las Vegas

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