Duane Davis gets convicted for Tupac Shakur's murder almost three decades after rapper's death: Details explored

Duane Davis has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in the Tupac Shakur murder case. The former gang leader has been convicted around 30 years after the iconic rapper's death.

Tupac Shakur was shot on September 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Nevada. He was in a car with Suge Knight when another car pulled up beside them and opened fire. Shakur was shot around four times. He was taken to a hospital and died six days later.

On Tuesday, October 13, Judge Carli Kierny of Clark County District Court sentenced Duane Davis to 40 years in prison (via CNN). Before announcing the sentence, Judge Carli Kierny said:

“You don’t get to take a man from his family. You don’t get to take his very life, his whole future from him, and just walk away from it. Especially when that man is Tupac Shakur.”

“The world never forgot about him and his death, and neither did Las Vegas. Took us 30 years, but at this time, you are going to face justice for what you did on September 7, 1996," Kierny added.

Davis was also given the opportunity to speak, and he just said:

“I’m going to appeal this case for sure."

Davis was previously the leader of the Southside Compton Crips gang. The authorities reportedly caught him after he admitted to being involved in Shakur's murder himself. He wrote about it in his memoir Compton Street Legend:

“I’m one of the only living eyewitnesses to Tupac’s killing, who also knows the much larger story around the reasons why both Tupac and Biggie were killed.”

With this, he broke his 2008 proffer agreement with the authorities, and hence, his statements became admissible in court. He was convicted in August this year.

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Tupac Shakur's sister spoke in court during Duane Davis' sentencing

Before the sentencing, Tupac Shakur's sister, Sekyiwa Shakur, spoke in court about her brother and their huge loss. Describing her brother, she said:

“My brother was born an icon. He was born a legend. The loss of Tupac, for a long time, crippled my entire family, emotionally and mentally. Both of my children were raised in my grief.”

She added that the rapper was supposed to be her "life partner" and that she has spent "30 years without his protection".

“He was such an amazing artist, an amazing actor, an amazing poet, an amazing orator. I truly believe he would have been in government. I truly believe he would have already constructed organizations and homes for lost boys and wayward teens,” she added.

Tupac Shakur's stepbrother, Maurice ‘Mopreme’ Shakur, also spoke in court and said:

“Pac didn’t get a chance to have any kids. Pac didn’t see his nieces and nephews grow up, and Pac didn’t have a trial. All Pac got was a death sentence.”

Both Sekyiwa and Maurice spoke about the impact of Tupac's death, not just on his family, but also on his fans and the hip-hop industry. They said that it was a "heartbreaking" and "devastating" loss.

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