What changed in this update
A prosecutor said that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keffe D" Davis is the "one person who has a hard time being silent."
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Duane Davis trial for 1996 Tupac Shakur killing
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Current state
A Las Vegas jury has convicted Duane 'Keffe D' Davis of murder with a deadly weapon with intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang for his role in arranging the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
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What changed
Duane Davis's conviction was clarified as murder with a deadly weapon with gang enhancement, and reported as the first conviction in the 1996 Tupac Shakur killing.
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Guardian
Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader in court accused of orchestrating 1996 killing of rap star
NPR – US NPR
A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing
A prosecutor said that while few have been willing to speak about the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keffe D" Davis is the "one person who has a hard time being silent."
Guardian
Tupac Shakur murder trial: gang leader plotted killing to avenge beating of nephew, court hears
Prosecutors accuse Duane Davis of orchestrating 1996 shooting in retaliation for attack by rapper’s entourage The trial of a former gang leader accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap star Tupac Shakur began in a Las Vegas courtroom on Monday, featuring testimony from a witness to the shooting and a former police officer. Duane “Keffe D” Davis is on trial for murder for his alleged role in the shooting of S…
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NPR
Testimony begins in the trial of rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing
Opening statements began Monday in the murder trial of rapper Tupac Shakur. The man implicated in the 1996 killing in Las Vegas is a former gang member.
