Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis has received a prison term ranging from 40 years to life behind bars.
The man convicted of assisting in orchestrating the homicide of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur more than three decades ago was sentenced on Tuesday, according to ABC News.
Davis remains the sole individual to be found guilty in connection with Shakur’s death; the former leader of the Southside Crips was convicted of murder not for pulling the trigger but for giving the order to shoot.
The killing of Tupac Shakur stands among the most infamous crimes in pop culture history, and although Davis had long been tied to the case, he did not face arrest until 2023.
A semi-autobiographical memoir, Compton Street Legend, in which he asserted having supplied the gun, served as a crucial piece of evidence during both the investigation and the trial.
In the 2019 book, Davis described himself as "one of the few living witnesses to Tupac’s killing," writing that he felt "a deep sense of remorse for what happened."
He later distanced himself from the memoir, claiming he did not author all of it, and that portions were fictionalized to boost sales.
Davis entered a plea of not guilty on the murder charge, and days after the verdict, told The Hollywood Reporter, "I’m not no f**king killer."
