News of August 31, 2026
Jury finds Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty in the Tupac murder case
After about three hours of deliberation: murder with a deadly weapon. Sentencing is set for October 13. The verdict is not final.
On August 31, 2026, a Las Vegas jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of murder with a deadly weapon. The jurors deliberated for about three hours after closing arguments. Davis is the first person convicted for the murder of Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors cast him as the leader who planned the 1996 attack and supplied the gun; he was not alleged to have fired it himself. The prosecution had dropped an additional gang enhancement.
Prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo told the jurors: “Tell him you hear him. Find him guilty.” The defense called the case “fiction”. Relatives of Tupac were in the courtroom, some in tears. Davis told Judge Carli Kierny: “I would like to appeal this matter.” Sentencing is to follow on October 13; he faces life in prison. The verdict is not final. Details and background: The investigation.