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Former Gang Boss Duane Davis Sentenced to 40 Years for Tupac Shakur's Murder

Former Gang Boss Duane Davis Sentenced to 40 Years for Tupac Shakur's Murder

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THE BRIEF
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Former gang leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis was sentenced to at least 40 years in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap superstar Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.

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A jury found the 63-year-old guilty of one count of murder with a deadly weapon in September, marking the first conviction in the nearly 30-year-old cold case.

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Prosecutors established that Davis acted as the ringleader and supplied the gun used by his nephew Orlando Anderson, with his conviction voiding a prior protective immunity agreement.