Duane Davis was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in a Nevada state prison for his role in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. The sentencing concludes a decades-long investigation into the shooting that occurred on September 7, 1996, following a Mike Tyson boxing match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Davis, the self-proclaimed mastermind behind the shooting, admitted to providing the gun used in the drive-by shooting but maintained he did not pull the trigger. Jurors convicted Davis of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, finding him responsible for the death of Shakur. The victim, Tupac Shakur, died six days after being shot in a drive-by attack on the Strip in Las Vegas. The judge stated that Davis will be eligible for parole after 40 years, acknowledging the gravity of the crime and the suffering it caused.