Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis sentenced to 40 years to life over Tupac Shakur’s murder ‘You don’t get to take a man from his family … and just walk away from it,’ judge says as former gang leader sentenced The Guardian - US · Oct 13
Tupac Conviction Revives Calls to Crack Notorious B.I.G.'s Unsolved 1997 Case With No Arrest Made Duane 'Keffe D' Davis was convicted for orchestrating Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder, prompting renewed interest in the unsolved case of The Notorious B.I.G., killed in 1997. International Business Times UK · Sep 7
‘It always comes around’: fans react to conviction in Tupac Shakur’s murder 30 years later Rapper’s supporters reflect on ‘astonishing’ events leading to Duane Davis being found guilty over 1996 fatal shooting The Guardian - US · Sep 2
Murder he wrote: How gang leader behind Tupac Shakur killing was snared by his own memoir Duane “Keffe D” Davis was described by prosecutors as the ‘on-site commander of the effort to kill Tupac’ The Independent UK · Sep 1
Who Is Duane Davis, the Compton Shot-Caller Now Convicted Nearly 30 Years After Tupac's Death? Duane 'Keffe D' Davis has been convicted of murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, nearly 30 years after the rapper's death, based on his own interviews and memoir. International Business Times UK · Sep 1
Tupac Shakur Case: How old was Tupac when he died? Why was he killed and did Duane Davis shoot him? Former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been found guilty of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder. Tupac was 25 when he died, six days after being shot in Las Vegas. Davis was not accused of pulling the trigger; prosecutors said he helped organise the revenge attack and supplied the… The Economic Times · Sep 1
Duane Davis’ defense attorney had dismissed his client’s public admissions, but now jurors just heard him describe Tupac’s murder to the police “If we would have been on my side, I would have blast.” We Got This Covered · Aug 22
Diddy Could Face Charges Over Tupac Murder as Keffe D Trial Puts Alleged $1M Hit Claim Under Spotlight The trial of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis for Tupac Shakur's murder revisits claims that Sean 'Diddy' Combs paid for the hit, potentially leading to new charges against the music mogul. International Business Times UK · Aug 20
Tupac Shakur's accused killer was out for 'revenge', jury hears LAS VEGAS - Rapper Tupac Shakur was shot dead in an act of gang revenge ordered by a mobster who later boasted of it, jurors heard Monday, as one of America's most anticipated trials got under way, 30 years after the murder. Bangkok Post · Aug 17
Tupac's accused murderer out for 'revenge', Las Vegas jury hears Tupac Shakur was shot dead in an act of "revenge", Las Vegas jury heard on Monday, as the legendary West Coast rapper's assassination trial got underway more than three decades after his death. France 24 · Aug 17
Diddy Could Testify in 2Pac Murder Trial to Deny the Alleged $1m 'Hit' He Ordered Diddy may testify in the 2Pac murder trial, denying claims he offered $1m (£820,000) to carry out the fatal shooting. International Business Times UK · Mar 1
‘Your favourite rappers are only alive because of our sacrifices’: the secret life of rap bodyguards From 2Pac in the 90s to XXXTentacion and more in recent years, murder is frequent in the US rap scene. The men trying to protect the artists explain the physical and psychological toll The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024
Tupac Shakur murder suspect fights to be released on house arrest Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was arrested in September and charged with the rapper’s infamous 1996 murder in Las Vegas The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2024
Ex-gang leader seeking release from Las Vegas jail ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with murder in the killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas is seeking to be released to house arrest ahead of his trial in June The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023 Tupac Shakur murder suspect pleads not guilty after court delays Prosecutors say that Duane Davis masterminded the fatal shooting of rap star but did not pull the trigger
WEKU · Nov 2, 2023 Suspect in Tupac Shakur's murder has pleaded not guilty Almost 30 years after the rapper's death, Duane Davis appeared in a Las Vegas court Thursday morning. Shakur has now been dead longer than he was alive.
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 How Las Vegas police caught Tupac’s alleged murderer after three decades Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says it had raided a property in Henderson, writes Bevan Hurley
The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023 The most bizarre conspiracy theories surrounding Tupac Shakur’s murder Wild stories continue to circulate about the gangsta rapper, who was gunned down in a still-unsolved drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. Joe Sommerlad reports
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023 How Tupac and Biggie went from friends to rivals before hip-hop’s most infamous murder A Las Vegas jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2023 Tupac Shakur: after 27 years, an arrest in unsolved murder of hip-hop legend Decades-long inquiry into the 1996 killing aided by gang leader admitting he was in the shooter’s car and provided the gun
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur's killing. Here's what we know about the case and the rapper The unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur has taken a major turn
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 The most bizarre conspiracy theories surrounding Tupac Shakur’s murder Wild stories continue to circulate about the gangsta rapper, who was gunned down in a still-unsolved drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. Joe Sommerlad reports
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023 Suspect Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis charged with 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting close to the Las Vegas strip on 7 September 1996
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 Las Vegas police videos show moments before home is raided in Tupac Shakur cold case Dozens of Las Vegas police body camera videos show the moment a man and his wife exited a home raided in July in connection with the cold case killing of rapper Tupac Shakur
The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2023 New bodycam footage shows surprise raid of home in Tupac Shakur murder investigation Las Vegas SWAT team raided home of Duane Keith Davis, who claims to have witnessed Tupac’s murder, on 17 July