# Former Gang Leader Convicted of Rapper Tupac Shakur's Murder After 30 Years

A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane Keith Davis of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.

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A jury in Las Vegas convicted Duane Keith Davis of first-degree murder for the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur. [^1]

Davis was arrested in 2023 and the trial relied heavily on his own recorded confessions and memoirs published in 2019. [^2]

Duane Keith Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, was found guilty of organizing and inciting the attack rather than personally pulling the trigger. [^3]

Tupac Shakur was killed on September 7, 1996, at the age of 25, after a dispute in a hotel lobby in Las Vegas. [^4]

Duane Keith Davis faces a potential life sentence when he returns for sentencing on October 13, 2026. [^5]

Duane Keith Davis obtained a .40 calibre Glock, gathered a crew including Anderson, and passed the weapon to the back seat of a white Cadillac that pulled alongside Shakur's black BMW near the Las Vegas Strip. [^6]

In 2008, Davis sat down with investigators under a proffer agreement, claiming that Sean 'Diddy' Combs offered him one million dollars to kill Tupac Shakur and Marion 'Suge' Knight. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. A jury in Las Vegas convicted Duane Keith Davis of first-degree murder for the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur. (Večernji.hr, News)
2. Davis was arrested in 2023 and the trial relied heavily on his own recorded confessions and memoirs published in 2019. (Večernji.hr, News)
3. Duane Keith Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, was found guilty of organizing and inciting the attack rather than personally pulling the trigger. (Večernji.hr, News)
4. Tupac Shakur was killed on September 7, 1996, at the age of 25, after a dispute in a hotel lobby in Las Vegas. (Večernji.hr, News)
5. Duane Keith Davis faces a potential life sentence when he returns for sentencing on October 13, 2026. (Businessday NG, News)
6. Duane Keith Davis obtained a .40 calibre Glock, gathered a crew including Anderson, and passed the weapon to the back seat of a white Cadillac that pulled alongside Shakur's black BMW near the Las Vegas Strip. (Businessday NG, News)
7. In 2008, Davis sat down with investigators under a proffer agreement, claiming that Sean 'Diddy' Combs offered him one million dollars to kill Tupac Shakur and Marion 'Suge' Knight. (Businessday NG, News)

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