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Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty in Tupac Shakur killing case
Australia🏛️ PoliticsCenter4 hr. ago

Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty in Tupac Shakur killing case

A jury in Nevada has convicted Duane 'Keffe D' Davis of first-degree murder in the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis, 63, was accused of organizing the attack in retaliation for the beating of his nephew by Shakur and his entourage. The trial, which lasted nearly three hours of deliberation, concluded with a unanimous guilty verdict. Davis plans to appeal the decision. While prosecutors presented recordings of Davis's admissions and his evolving accounts of the event, his defense argued that his statements were exaggerated and lacked corroboration. The case closed a decades-long investigation into the death of one of hip-hop's most iconic figures.

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ABC News (Australia) logoABC News (Australia)State / PublicCenter4 hr. ago
Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty in Tupac Shakur killing case

A jury in Nevada has convicted Duane 'Keffe D' Davis of first-degree murder in the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur. Davis, 63, was accused of organizing the attack in retaliation for the beating of his nephew by Shakur and his entourage. The trial, which lasted nearly three hours of deliberation, concluded with a unanimous guilty verdict. Davis plans to appeal the decision. While prosecutors presented recordings of Davis's admissions and his evolving accounts of the event, his defense argued that his statements were exaggerated and lacked corroboration. The case closed a decades-long investigation into the death of one of hip-hop's most iconic figures.

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