Ex-gang boss sentenced to 40 years for orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s murder

October 13, 2026 · 6:54 pm 4 sources

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• Ex-gang boss sentenced to 40 years for orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder
  BBC News · October 13, 2026 18:54
  The sentence marks an end to the mystery around Tupac's cold case, which has intrigued hip-hop fans for nearly 30 years.
• Duane Keith Davis sentenced to 40 years over 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur
  The Guardian · October 13, 2026 19:03
  ‘You don’t get to take a man from his family … and just walk away from it,’ judge says as former gang leader sentenced Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former California gang leader convicted of murder for orchestrating the 1996…

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• Who killed Tupac?
  Al Jazeera · October 13, 2026 18:44
  For decades, Tupac Shakur’s murder remained unsolved. Now, Keffe D is being sentenced for his killing.
• Tupac Shakur murder trial: Former gang leader Duane Davis sentenced to 40 years
  Deutsche Welle · October 13, 2026 19:40
  Former Los Angeles gang leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis was found guilty of ordering the killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur