Keffe D Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison For Tupac Murder

Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former Compton gang leader, has been sentenced to 40 years to life for orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder. Nevada District Court Judge Carli Kierny handed down the sentence after a Las Vegas jury unanimously convicted Davis of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon. Prosecutors successfully argued that Davis orchestrated the Las Vegas Strip drive-by shooting by obtaining the gun, passing it to the back seat, and authorizing his nephew to fire. Before sentencing, Davis showed little remorse, telling the court, “I just want my stuff back that they took out of my house, all them pictures.” When asked if he had anything else to say, Davis replied, “No, I’m good. I’m going to appeal this case, for sure.” Judge Kierny criticized Davis for acknowledging his involvement in Shakur’s murder in a 2008 interview and in his memoir before arguing that he had left gang life behind and deserved peace. “You don’t get to take his very life, his whole future from him, and just walk away from it, especially when that man is Tupac Shakur,” Kierny said, before handing down the sentence.