Duane “Keffe D” Davis is found guilty in Tupac Shakur’s murder, three decades after his death | CNN

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. • Guilty of murder: Duane “Keffe D” Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder Monday in the death of Tupac Shakur – a case that had remained unsolved for nearly three decades. Davis was found guilty of plotting the 1996 killing near the Las Vegas Strip, and he is the only person ever charged in the murder. • Closing arguments: In closing arguments, the prosecution said Davis was a “shot caller” in the South Side Compton Crips, alleging he “went hunting” for Shakur. The defense said that Davis’ recounting of the shooting in his memoir was “fiction,” also focusing on missing investigative records and a lack of direct evidence. • Sentencing outlook: Judge Carli Kierney is scheduled to sentence Davis on October 13. He could face life in prison without the possibility of parole. Our live coverage of closing arguments and the verdict in the Tupac murder trial has ended for the day. Monday was a jam-packed day of drama in the murder case against Duane Davis as prosecutors and Davis’ attorney

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