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Live updates: Jury begins deliberations in Tupac’s murder trial - CNN
Technology and ScienceBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Andy Rose, Zoe Sottile, Taylor Romine, Andi Babineau, Alisha Ebrahimji, Tori B. Powell, Lisa Respers France, August Phillips, Avni Trivedi8/31/20261 min read
During closing statements, prosecutors said circumstantial evidence and Duane Davis’ own admissions tie him to the crime. The defense argued their own client is a liar. Follow for the latest updates.
✨ Key Highlights
- Duane “Keffe D” Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder on Monday for orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip, resolving a case that had gone unsolved for nearly three decades.
- Davis is the only person ever charged in the murder, and the jury reached its verdict after deliberating for just under three hours following two weeks of testimony.
- Prosecutors, led by Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal, portrayed Davis as a "shot caller" for the Southside Compton Crips who "went hunting" for Shakur alongside his nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, after a fight at the MGM Grand following a Mike Tyson boxing match.
- The prosecution displayed a chart comparing four statements Davis made over the years and argued he was driven by self-interest in recounting the shooting.
- Defense attorney Michael Sanft countered that Davis' account, including his memoir, was "fiction," pointing to inconsistent statements, missing investigative records, and the absence of documentation placing Davis in Las Vegas at the time.
- Shakur's family reacted emotionally to the verdict, with his sister Sekyiwa "Set" Shakur seen crying quietly; Judge Carli Kierney is scheduled to sentence Davis on October 13, when he could face life in prison without the possibility of parole.
While some people sat in the courtroom for only one day to punch their ticket of pop culture curiosities, Tupac Shakurs stepbrother Mopreme Shakur and sister Sekyiwa Set Shakur showed up every day, s