A jury has convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The verdict was reached Monday after deliberations began earlier in the day.
Davis, 63, was charged with murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. Prosecutors argued that while Davis did not fire the fatal shots in the Sept. 7, 1996, drive-by shooting, he was the "shot caller" who orchestrated the attack and provided the weapon. The prosecution's case relied heavily on circumstantial evidence and Davis' own numerous admissions to his involvement in Shakur's death, which he made in interviews, a memoir, and to police over the years.
If convicted, Davis faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. The conviction marks a significant development in a case that has remained unsolved for decades. Shakur was killed in Las Vegas in a shooting that occurred after a boxing match. Authorities have alleged that the shooting was retaliation for an earlier assault on Davis' nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson.