Keefe D sentenced to 40 years to life for orchestrating murder of Tupac Shakur

Duane "Keefe D" Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 murder of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur. The sentencing took place in a Las Vegas courtroom on Tuesday, October 13, more than 30 years after Tupac was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip. Davis was convicted on August 31, 2026, of murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang. Despite the conviction, he has maintained his innocence and plans to appeal the verdict.