Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
Summary
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was found guilty of ordering the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis did not shoot Tupac himself, but the court ruled he planned the attack and supplied the gun used by his nephew.Key Facts
- Duane Davis was convicted in Las Vegas for Tupac Shakur’s murder from 1996.
- Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting at age 25, during a time of rivalry in the rap music scene.
- The court decided Davis gave the order and the gun to his nephew, Orlando Anderson, who fired the fatal shots.
- Davis admitted to being in the car from which the shots were fired during a 2008 police interview.
- The case stayed unsolved for nearly 30 years before this first conviction.
- Davis’s own statements in interviews and his memoir helped prosecutors prove his involvement.
- Davis is appealing the verdict.
- Tupac Shakur sold more than 75 million records worldwide and is considered a major figure in rap music.
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