Los Angeles, 1 Sept. (LaPresse/AP) – For nearly thirty years, the murder of Tupac Shakur has been one of hip-hop’s greatest unsolved mysteries, a case characterised by reluctant witnesses, deceased suspects and doubts as to whether anyone would ever be held to account. Ultimately, some of the most damning evidence against the only man ever charged came from the man himself. Duane “Keffe D” Davis spent years discussing the 1996 shooting with many people, including investigators, filmmakers and interviewers, and through his autobiography, “Compton Street Legend”. Prosecutors used these accounts to build a murder case against him, whilst his lawyer argued that Davis had been telling stories for money and notoriety. A Las Vegas jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon; he now faces life imprisonment. After less than three hours of deliberation, Davis, aged 63, was remanded in custody without the possibility of bail, and sentencing is scheduled for 13 October. The verdict marked the first conviction in the Shakur murder case, almost 30 years after the rap superstar, then aged 25, was shot dead whilst in a car near the Las Vegas Strip.
30 years on from rapper Tupac Shakur’s murder, former gang leader sentenced
Los Angeles, 1 Sept. (LaPresse/AP) – For nearly thirty years, the murder of Tupac Shakur has been one of hip-hop’s greatest unsolved mysteries, a case characterised by reluctant witnesses, deceased suspects and doubts as to whether anyone would ever be held to account. Ultimately, some of the most damning evidence against the only man ever charged came from the man himself. Duane “Keffe D” Davis spent years discussing the 1996 shooting with many people, including investigators, filmmakers and interviewers, and through his autobiography, “Compton Street Legend”. Prosecutors used these accounts to build a murder case against him, whilst his lawyer argued that Davis had been telling stories for money and notoriety. A Las Vegas jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon; he now faces life imprisonment. After less than three hours of deliberation, Davis, aged 63, was remanded in custody without the possibility of bail, and sentencing is scheduled for 13 October. The verdict marked the first conviction in the Shakur murder case, almost 30 years after the rap superstar, then aged 25, was shot dead whilst in a car near the Las Vegas Strip.