# Former Crips Commander Convicted of 1996 Shooting That Killed Tupac Shakur

A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane Davis of murder for his role in the 1996 shooting that killed rapper Tupac Shakur.

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A Las Vegas jury officially declared Duane Davis guilty of the murder of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. [^1]

A jury found Duane Davis guilty of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the assassination of Tupac Shakur after three hours of deliberation. [^2]

A jury in Las Vegas convicted Duane Davis, a 63-year-old former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, of the murder of Tupac Shakur. [^3]

Duane Davis admitted to being in the white Cadillac that shot Tupac Shakur and stated he gave the gun to others in the back seat to fire. [^4]

Prosecutors argued that Duane Davis, a former commander of the South Side Compton Crips, acted as an on-site commander who ordered Shakur's death following a fight involving Davis's nephew. [^5]

The case was reopened after Davis published a memoir in 2019 where he admitted to being in the car and handing the gun to Orlando Anderson, leading to his arrest in September 2023. [^6]

The verdict was reached on Monday after the jury deliberated for several hours, marking the conclusion of a thirty-year-old cold case. [^7]

Prosecutors alleged that Davis planned the shooting after his nephew, Orlando Anderson, was involved in a fight at a Las Vegas casino. [^8]

Davis claimed in his 2019 memoirs that he was a passenger in the car from which Tupac was shot and that he handed the weapon to his nephew, Orlando Anderson, who fired the shots. [^9]

Duane Davis, 63, was accused of the murder in 2023 after the case remained unsolved for nearly 30 years. [^10]

The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for three hours, and Davis is scheduled to receive his sentence on October 13. [^11]

Prosecutors stated that Davis coordinated the attack on Tupac Shakur in September 1996 and provided the weapon used in the shooting. [^12]

## What this stands on

1. A Las Vegas jury officially declared Duane Davis guilty of the murder of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. (Media Indonesia, News)
2. A jury found Duane Davis guilty of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the assassination of Tupac Shakur after three hours of deliberation. (El Día, News)
3. A jury in Las Vegas convicted Duane Davis, a 63-year-old former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, of the murder of Tupac Shakur. (www.24chasa.bg, News)
4. Duane Davis admitted to being in the white Cadillac that shot Tupac Shakur and stated he gave the gun to others in the back seat to fire. (www.24chasa.bg, News)
5. Prosecutors argued that Duane Davis, a former commander of the South Side Compton Crips, acted as an on-site commander who ordered Shakur's death following a fight involving Davis's nephew. (Media Indonesia, News)
6. The case was reopened after Davis published a memoir in 2019 where he admitted to being in the car and handing the gun to Orlando Anderson, leading to his arrest in September 2023. (Media Indonesia, News)
7. The verdict was reached on Monday after the jury deliberated for several hours, marking the conclusion of a thirty-year-old cold case. (Media Indonesia, News)
8. Prosecutors alleged that Davis planned the shooting after his nephew, Orlando Anderson, was involved in a fight at a Las Vegas casino. (El Día, News)
9. Davis claimed in his 2019 memoirs that he was a passenger in the car from which Tupac was shot and that he handed the weapon to his nephew, Orlando Anderson, who fired the shots. (El Imparcial, News)
10. Duane Davis, 63, was accused of the murder in 2023 after the case remained unsolved for nearly 30 years. (El Imparcial, News)
11. The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for three hours, and Davis is scheduled to receive his sentence on October 13. (El Imparcial, News)
12. Prosecutors stated that Davis coordinated the attack on Tupac Shakur in September 1996 and provided the weapon used in the shooting. (Vanguardia, News)

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