# Duane Davis Convicted of Orchestrating 1996 Murder of Tupac Shakur

Former gang leader Duane Davis was found guilty of orchestrating the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996.

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Duane Davis, a 63-year-old former gang leader, was found guilty of murder with a deadly weapon by a jury on August 31 in connection with the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. [^1]

Tupac Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Paradise, Nevada, on September 7, 1996, and died from his injuries six days later. [^2]

Duane Davis wrote in his 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend, that he was at the scene of Shakur's killing and detailed the shooting. [^3]

Prosecutors argued during the trial that Duane Davis was the on-the-ground, on-site commander of the effort to kill Tupac Shakur. [^4]

The trial relied largely on Duane Davis's own account of the shooting, which was shared in a memoir and interviews with police officers and documentary filmmakers. [^5]

There was no physical evidence, described as a smoking gun, presented in the trial to link Duane Davis to the shooting. [^6]

Duane Davis and his attorney Michael Sanft were led back to the courtroom to hear his sentencing date after the jury found him guilty. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Duane Davis, a 63-year-old former gang leader, was found guilty of murder with a deadly weapon by a jury on August 31 in connection with the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. (The Independent, News)
2. Tupac Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Paradise, Nevada, on September 7, 1996, and died from his injuries six days later. (The Independent, News)
3. Duane Davis wrote in his 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend, that he was at the scene of Shakur's killing and detailed the shooting. (The Independent, News)
4. Prosecutors argued during the trial that Duane Davis was the on-the-ground, on-site commander of the effort to kill Tupac Shakur. (The Independent, News)
5. The trial relied largely on Duane Davis's own account of the shooting, which was shared in a memoir and interviews with police officers and documentary filmmakers. (Deccan Herald, News)
6. There was no physical evidence, described as a smoking gun, presented in the trial to link Duane Davis to the shooting. (Deccan Herald, News)
7. Duane Davis and his attorney Michael Sanft were led back to the courtroom to hear his sentencing date after the jury found him guilty. (Deccan Herald, News)

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