LOS ANGELES (AP) — For nearly three decades, the killing of Tupac Shakur was one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries, a case marked by reluctant witnesses, dead suspects and questions about whether anyone would ever be held accountable.
\n\nIn the end, some of the most damaging evidence against the only man ever charged came from the man himself.
\n\nDuane “Keffe D” Davis spent years talking about the 1996 shooting with many people, including investigators, filmmakers and interviewers and through his memoir, “Compton Street Legend.” Prosecutors used those accounts to build a murder case against him, while his attorney argued Davis had been telling stories for money and notoriety.
\n\nA Las Vegas jury settled that argument Monday, convicting Davis of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon, and he could be sentenced to life in prison. After less than three hours of deliberation, Davis, 63, was ordered held without bail and is scheduled to be sentenced Oct. 13.
\n\nThe verdict marked the first conviction in Shakur’s killing, nearly 30 years after the 25-year-old rap superstar was gunned down while riding in a car near the Las Vegas Strip.
\n\nHere’s what to know about the case, the evidence that led to…
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