A former gang leader was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday for his part in the 1996 death of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, faced the potential of life without the possibility of parole after he was convicted of orchestrating the drive-by shooting that killed the hip-hop star.
A five-time convicted felon at the time of Shakur’s death, Davis was arrested in 2023 for Shakur’s murder and has said on multiple occasions he will appeal his conviction.
Before the sentence was handed down on Oct. 13, prosecutors argued against the minimum sentence, telling Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny in Nevada that Shakur’s murder was a “uniquely painful situation.”…