Duane Davis sentenced to 40 years to life for Shakur killing

Duane “Keffe D” Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on October 13 for the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, following his conviction in August. Judge Carli Kierny imposed the sentence in a Nevada court, nearly three decades after Shakur was shot in Las Vegas. The sentence comprises consecutive terms of 20 years to life for first-degree murder and a deadly-weapon enhancement, according to accounts of the hearing. Davis said in court that he would appeal. No filing date or grounds for an appeal were specified. Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa Shakur, addressed the court before sentencing. She described the lasting grief caused by her brother’s death and said he had been a father figure to her. She called for the maximum sentence. The judge also spoke about the impact of Shakur’s killing on his family before imposing the punishment. Davis was convicted in August after a trial focused substantially on his past statements and his 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend. Prosecutors argued that he helped arrange the attack and supplied the gun, but did not accuse him of firing the fatal shots. They relied on Davis’s interviews and public accounts to support their case.