Man Found Guilty in Murder of Tupac Shakur

A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the 1996 shootingDuane “Keffe D” Davis (Getty Images)A Las Vegas jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, guilty of arranging the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. The jury deliberated for less than three hours before delivering the verdict, per AP.The case originates in May 1996 when Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson allegedly assaulted Trevon “Tray” Lane, associate of Death Row Records boss Suge Knight, at a shoe store. On September 7, after a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Lane told Shakur he saw Anderson in the lobby. Shakur then led an assault on Anderson that security cameras captured. He returned to his hotel room at the Luxor before departing with Knight for Club 662, where he was scheduled to perform at a charity event.Davis, who has long been known to investigators, has admitted in interviews and in his 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend, that he was in the Cadillac with Shakur’s shooter. He became the first person to be arrested, in 2023, in direct connection with the killing. Davis is the last living person who was in the vehicle. He faces the possibility of life in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for October 13.This story is developing…Alex Suskind has overseen music coverage for New York magazine’s Vulture and, before that, Entertainment Weekly. He has written about TV, film, technology, politics, and tons of other stuff for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, and The Fader. ... Read More