Man sentenced in Shakur murder ‘guaranteed to die’ in prison

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the man convicted in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday — a virtual life sentence for a crime that baffled law enforcement officials for decades. The sentencing closes the 30-year murder investigation of the popular rapper, gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas at age 25 during the peak of his career.

Davis was convicted in August, and prosecutors said Tuesday that whatever sentence the court handed down, he is “guaranteed to die” in prison, according to The Associated Press . Download the Straight Arrow app today to get the stories that matter free from manipulation, bias or agenda.TM Point phone camera here A decades-old case The investigation into Shakur’s murder was unsolved for more than 20 years, and was finally broken not because of new forensic technology or information, but because Davis himself re-energized the case.

Davis, who led the South Side Compton Crips, published a memoir in 2019 detailing his role in the killing. Prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo said Davis was trying to profit from the killing and argued for a harsher sentence, the AP reported. “In my mind he deserves the maximum possible sentence,” DiGiacomo said.

Davis spoke briefly in court, asking authorities to return items taken during a search of his home, including photos. When the judge asked if he had anything else to say, Davis responded, “No, I’m good.” He detailed in his memoir that he wanted retribution after Shakur and his entourage attacked Davis’ nephew.

Davis said he was in the passenger seat of a car that drove next to Shakur’s and handed the gun to people in the backseat who opened fire on the vehicle. Davis had spoken to investigators years ago, the AP reported, but because of an immunity agreement, he never faced any charges.

No one else has ever faced charges in the case, and prosecutors say there is not enough evidence to charge anyone else. Marion Hugh “Suge” Knight Jr., who was driving the car Shakur was in, was also injured in the shooting. Knight is serving a 28-year prison sentence in California for voluntary manslaughter in a fatal hit-and-run.

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