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Duane Davis sentenced to 40 years to life for 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur

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Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on October 13, 2026, for masterminding the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in 1996. Davis was convicted of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. The sentencing capped off nearly three decades since the unsolved case became one of America's most notorious cold cases until Davis' arrest in 2023 for providing the gun used in the killing.

Shakur, who died at age 25 from gunshot wounds sustained in the incident near the Las Vegas strip shortly after a Mike Tyson boxing match, was shot dead while riding with his record executive Marion "Suge" Knight. Despite Davis's conviction, the identity of the shooter remains unresolved.

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