A Nevada jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder in the 1996 shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur. The verdict was reached on Monday after deliberations that followed closing arguments in a widely followed trial, according to reports by The Associated Press.
Details of the Trial
The trial involved a 16-member jury that heard nine days of testimony. This included statements from 24 prosecution witnesses and three defense witnesses. The case centered on the fatal drive-by shooting of Shakur in Las Vegas.
A gunman in a white Cadillac fired at a BMW carrying Shakur and Marion “Suge” Knight on September 7, 1996. Knight sustained minor injuries, while Shakur died from his injuries six days later at the age of 25.
The closely watched trial highlighted the events surrounding the fateful night when the shooting occurred on the Las Vegas Strip.
Further updates on this story may become available as it develops.
Sophia Compton, a journalist with Fox News Digital, reported on this case. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and has prior experience as a business reporter and TV news producer.
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