Duane “Keffe D” Davis found guilty of Tupac Shakur’s murder
A Las Vegas jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. The verdict comes 30 years after the American rapper’s death, in a case long considered one of the United States’ most high-profile cold cases.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been found guilty of murdering American rapper Tupac Shakur by a Las Vegas jury, according to France 24 and RFI. The verdict was delivered on Monday, 30 years after the killing.
Both media outlets describe Davis as a former member of the South Side Compton Crips, a Los Angeles gang. France 24 also describes him as a former leader of the group and says the jury found him guilty of orchestrating the murder.
An unsolved case for three decades
Tupac Shakur died in 1996. His killing was among the best-known cold cases in the history of American rap and the United States.
According to RFI, jurors reached their decision after several hours of deliberation. The information provided does not specify either the sentence faced or imposed, nor the expected legal proceedings following the guilty verdict.
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