Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to life in prison in the United States for orchestrating the Tupac Shakur murder. Under the court’s sentence, the 63-year-old defendant will not be eligible to seek parole until he has served at least 40 years behind bars.
The 1996 MGM Grand Altercation
The deadly sequence of events began on September 7, 1996, following a violent altercation at the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas. During that confrontation, Tupac Shakur and his associates assaulted Davis’s nephew.
Retaliation and the Fatal Drive-By Shooting
Following the brawl, Davis decided to seek retaliation. He gathered accomplices, armed them with firearms, and one member of the group opened fire on Tupac’s vehicle, inflicting mortal wounds on the rapper.
