Keffe D convicted after 30 years

Duane Davis, 63, was sentenced to 40 years to life in a Las Vegas court Tuesday for Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder. He is the only person ever charged with the killing.

Shakur shot near the Strip

Tupac Shakur was shot in a drive-by near the Las Vegas Strip on September 7, 1996. He died six days later from his gunshot wounds.

Davis confessed repeatedly

In police interviews, his self-published memoir and on-camera interviews, Davis gave a remarkably consistent account of his alleged role in the killing over the ensuing years.

Jury heard Davis's own words

Prosecutors quoted Davis saying, "I beat the streets, I beat the Feds, and I beat cancer." They argued he was now trying to escape responsibility for a crime everybody knows he committed.

“I beat the streets, I beat the Feds, and I beat cancer.”

Family demands maximum punishment

Tupac's sister Sekyiwa Shakur told the court: "I do believe that when you take a life like that, you deserve every minute of the maximum amount of punishment."

“I do believe that when you take a life like that, you deserve every minute of the maximum amount of punishment.”

Judge rejects any escape

Judge Carli Kierny said Davis would not "walk away" from taking a man's life. "At this time, you are going to face justice for what you did," she said.

“At this time, you are going to face justice for what you did.”

Jury deliberated less than three hours

A jury of twelve Clark County citizens unanimously found Davis guilty of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon after less than three hours of deliberation in August.

Davis plans to appeal conviction

Davis, now 63, has said he plans to appeal his conviction. He was arrested in September 2023 and has been in custody ever since.