Gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in Tupac Shakur's murder

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Set us as preferred The man who orchestrated the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, fueling a bicoastal feud that involved gang members and record company executives, has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.While sentencing Duane “Keffe D” Davis on Tuesday, Clark County District Court Judge Carli Lynn Kierny said: “You don’t get to take a man from his family ...and just walk away from it, especially Tupac Shakur.

The world never forgot about him and his death, and neither did Las Vegas.”The jury convicted Davis, 63, of murder and use of a deadly weapon for orchestrating the rapper’s fatal shooting on Sept.7, 1996, and sentenced him to consecutive terms of 20 years to life, 40 years to life in total.During the two-week trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Davis, as his gang’s shot caller, arranged Shakur’s killing by passing a .40-caliber handgun to fellow members of the Southside Crips-Burris Street gang as they rode in a Cadillac near the Las Vegas Strip.

The key evidence included interviews Davis gave authorities, a documentary and his own 2019 memoir detailing the killing.“I am going to appeal this case for sure,” Davis told the judge before his sentencing.Shakur’s killing came during a fraught time in the rap world.Death Row Records, run at the time by Marion “Suge” Knight, was in a cross-country rivalry with Bad Boy Records, run by Sean “Diddy” Combs.When Shakur was killed, it sparked conspiracy theories about who was involved as well as introspection in the music industry.

It also ignited a 10-day gang war in Compton.For Shakur’s family, the effects were personal and devastating.Sekyiwa Shakur, the rapper’s sister, told the judge the killing had crippled her family, as he was the provider for two dozen relatives and was “my shining star, my shining prince.” His death le...