Duane “Keffe D” Davis was convicted of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon for the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur. The unanimous verdict, delivered by a 12-person jury, closes a decades-long case surrounding the iconic rapper’s unsolved murder. Davis, a former gang leader, had long admitted to providing the gun used in the drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Prosecutors presented evidence linking him directly to the crime, including his own prior statements and admissions. The trial offered a rare inside look into the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop rivalry of the 1990s which is believed to have fueled the shooting. Davis faces a potential life sentence for his role in Shakur's death. This verdict is being widely considered a landmark moment in the pursuit of justice regarding the case.

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