# Keffe D sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac's murder

> Duane Davis, the only person charged in rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing, was sentenced to 40 years to life in Las Vegas after a jury found him guilty in August.
- Title: Keffe D sentenced to 40 years to life for Tupac's murder
- Summary: Duane Davis, the only person charged in rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing, was sentenced to 40 years to life in Las Vegas after a jury found him guilty in…
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- Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/US/duane-keffe-davis-faces-life-sentence-tupac-shakurs/story?id=137227110
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## 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.
## Key takeaway

Duane Davis, 63, was sentenced to 40 years to life for orchestrating rapper Tupac Shakur's 1996 drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip, ending three decades without prosecution for the killing.