Former gang member found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur
Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, August15, 1996. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)
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August 31, 2026

Former gang member found guilty of murdering Tupac Shakur

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Duane Davis, a former Los Angeles gang member, was found guilty on Monday by a Las Vegas court of the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.

Thirty years after the rap legend’s death at a Las Vegas casino, the jury found Davis, 63, guilty of murder after just a few hours of deliberation.

Duane Davis enters the courtroom before closing arguments in his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, (Photo: AFP)

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