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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis faces life in prison for orchestrating murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM · 1 min read
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis faces life in prison for orchestrating murder of rapper Tupac Shakur — WPLG Local 10, Jupiter Arts news
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Duane “Keffe D” Davis is set to be sentenced Tuesday for orchestrating the murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur, who was gunned down off the Las Vegas Strip over 30 years ago.Davis, 63, was convicted in August of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. He is the only person ever charged in the death of Shakur, whose popularity was peaking at age 25. Davis faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.On the night of Sept. 7, 1996, Shakur was in the passenger seat of a black BMW with music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight when a white Cadillac pulled up at a red light, and shots erupted. Shakur was shot multiple times and died six days later, while Knight survived.Shakur is considered one of the most influential and versatile rappers of all time and had a burgeoning film career as an actor at the time of his death. His legend has only grown since. His songs still resonate among fans with themes of hardship, love and Black struggles.The killing went unsolved f

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