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Duane Davis sentenced for Tupac Shakur murder

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a former Los Angeles gang leader, was sentenced to at least 40 years in prison for ordering the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. The sentencing, reported on Tuesday, followed Davis's conviction in the killing of Shakur, who was 25 when he was shot.

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Shakur was a key figure in a hip-hop rivalry pitting the US East Coast against the West Coast. He was just 25 when he was gunned down in Las Vegas.

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Duane Davis trial for 1996 Tupac Shakur killing

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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison after a Las Vegas jury convicted him of murder for orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

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In this event Jury convicts Duane "Keffe D" Davis for role in Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder Earlier coverage Jurors hear 'Keffe D' say his nephew fired fatal shots at Tupac Shakur in 1996 drive-by shooting Earlier coverage Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader in court accused of orchestrating 1996 killing of rap star Earlier coverage Man who allegedly arranged Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing going on trial in Las Vegas Earlier coverage
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France 24

Former gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac Shakur murder

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former Los Angeles gang leader who boasted in books and interviews of his involvement in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, only to deny it when he came to trial, was sentenced to a minimum 40 years in prison on Tuesday.

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Euronews

Duane Davis gets minimum 40 years in prison for orchestrating murder of Tupac Shakur

Shakur was a key figure in a hip-hop rivalry pitting the US East Coast against the West Coast. He was just 25 when he was gunned down in Las Vegas.

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News24

Tupac killer Duane Davis sentenced to minimum 40 years in prison

World
Al Jazeera

Ex-gang leader gets 40 years to life for rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder

A 30-year hunt for justice ends with the sentencing of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, who has written about Shakur's shooting.

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Al Jazeera

Tupac Shakur killer sentenced to 40 years in prison

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison over the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur.

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CBS

Man convicted in Tupac murder sentenced to 40 years to life in prison

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France 24

Former gang leader sentenced to minimum 40 years for Tupac killing

Duane Davis, the former Los Angeles gang leader who boasted in books and interviews of his involvement in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, only to deny it when he came to trial, was sentenced to a minimum 40 years in prison on Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles.

Ex-gang boss sentenced to 40 years for orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murderBBC News – World
BBC

Ex-gang boss sentenced to 40 years for orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder

Davis was found guilty last month over his role in the late rap superstar's death in a drive-by shooting in 1996.

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Guardian

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis sentenced to 40 years to life over murder of Tupac Shakur

‘You don’t get to take a man from his family … and just walk away from it,’ judge says as former gang leader sentenced Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former California gang leader convicted of murder for orchestrating the 1996 fatal shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur , has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. “For three years, I’ve heard you…

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DW

Tupac Shakur murder trial: Former gang leader Duane Davis sentenced to 40 years

Former Los Angeles gang leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis was found guilty of ordering the killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur

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ABC News

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac Shakur's murder

Duane "Keffe D" Davis -- the only person ever charged with the murder of Tupac Shakur -- was sentenced Tuesday in a Las Vegas court after being convicted.

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PBS

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder

Jurors convicted Davis of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in late August.

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