Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans for decades.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2152x1435+0+0/resize/2152x1435!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2F58%2F8b949e7e407dac1f62569a3c7ef9%2Fap26244048436660.jpg' alt='Duane Davis, right, and his attorney Michael Sanft sit in a courtroom after a jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder in his trial related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Las Vegas.'/><p>A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans for decades.</p><p>(Image credit: Bizuayehu Tesfaye)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-141341' />