Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Duane Davis Found Guilty in Tupac Shakur Murder Case
Tupac Shakur was a famous rapper who was shot in Las Vegas in 1996.
He died when he was 25 years old.
A jury has now found Duane Davis guilty of helping organize the shooting.
Prosecutors said Davis gave a gun to his nephew, Orlando Anderson.
They said the shooting was revenge for a fight earlier that night.
Davis was in the car from which the shots were fired, according to the article.
Davis did not fire the gun himself, prosecutors said.
He plans to appeal the verdict.
A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of murder with a deadly weapon.
Prosecutors said Davis organized the September 7, 1996, drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
They argued Davis supplied the gun to his nephew, Orlando Anderson, who fired the fatal shots.
Prosecutors said the shooting was retaliation for a fight involving Anderson and Shakur earlier that night.
Davis, 63, said he would appeal; Shakur’s relatives embraced and cried after the verdict.
- Who
- Duane “Keffe D” Davis was convicted in the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur; prosecutors linked Davis’s nephew, Orlando Anderson, to the shooting.
- What
- A jury found Davis guilty of one count of murder with a deadly weapon for allegedly orchestrating Shakur’s killing.
- When
- Shakur was killed on September 7, 1996; the verdict was announced on Monday, though the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The shooting occurred in Las Vegas.
- Why
- Prosecutors said Davis arranged the shooting as retaliation after Anderson was involved in a fight with Shakur and his crew.
Prosecution
Davis
Davis’s role in the shooting
Prosecution
Prosecutors argued that Davis orchestrated the murder, ordered the shooting and supplied the weapon, even though he did not fire the gun.
Davis
Davis was convicted and said he would appeal; the article does not provide his detailed trial arguments.
- Defendant
- Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former leader of the South Side Compton Crips
- Victim
- Tupac Shakur, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli
- Verdict
- Guilty of one count of murder with a deadly weapon
- Date of shooting
- September 7, 1996
- Location
- Las Vegas
- Prosecution allegation
- Davis planned the shooting and supplied the weapon, while Orlando Anderson fired it
- Appeal
- Davis said he would appeal the conviction
