3c:I[27201,["$2","$3","$4","$5","$6","$7","$8","$9","$a","$b","$c","$d","$e","$f","$10","$11","$12","$13","$14"],"IconMark"] 3b:T87d6,Live Updates # Duane “Keffe D” Davis found guilty in Tupac Shakur’s murder, three decades later During closing statements, prosecutors said circumstantial evidence and Duane Davis' own admissions tie him to the crime. The defense argued their own client is a liar. Updated 9:04 PM EDT, Mon August 31, 2026 ![Duane Davis looks on during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 25, 2026. The trial of the former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur began on August 10, 30 years after one of America's most high-profile unresolved killings. The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed the California hip-hop legend on the night of September 7, 1996, while he was in Las Vegas to see a Mike Tyson boxing match. (Photo by John Locher / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/tupac001-gettyimages-2291514524.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_1280,c_fill) Video Ad Feedback Watch CNN for analysis after verdict is read • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![Duane Davis looks on during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 25, 2026. The trial of the former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur began on August 10, 30 years after one of America's most high-profile unresolved killings. The proceedings, expected to last a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that killed the California hip-hop legend on the night of September 7, 1996, while he was in Las Vegas to see a Mike Tyson boxing match. (Photo by John Locher / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/tupac001-gettyimages-2291514524.jpg?c=16x9) Watch CNN for analysis after verdict is read Ad Feedback • Duane “Keffe D” Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder Monday in the death of Tupac Shakur, which has remained unsolved for nearly three decades. [Davis](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/09/us/duane-davis-tupac-murder-trial) is accused of [plotting the 1996 killing](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/us/tupac-shakur-murder-trial) near the Las Vegas Strip, and he is the only person ever charged in the murder. **•** In closing arguments,the prosecution said Davis was a [“shot caller”](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthhc4ma0008356rc7mlfier) in the South Side Compton Crips, alleging he [“went hunting” for Shakur](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthgq0l500003b6slq8h227g). Davis’ [memoir, which details the shooting](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthjki1b000u356r17wop6s0), should be considered an admission by Davis, despite it listing a cowriter, the prosecutor said. • The defense said that Davis’ recounting of the shooting [in his memoir was “fiction,”](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthmdp9u0000356r2xm49rgp) also focusing on [missing investigative records](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthl0ltr001f356rmlrbqgie) and a lack of direct evidence. Read more Allcatch up 67 Posts 4 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Tupac%20Shakur%27s%20loved%20ones%20embrace%2C%20raise%20fist%20following%20Davis%27%20guilty%20verdict&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthyj9q500003b6rbciglos2 "Share with email") Link Copied! Play Tupac Shakur's loved ones embrace as people exit the courtroom following Davis' guilty verdict 0:23 • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![Tupac Shakur's loved ones embrace, with one raising his fist, as people exit the courtroom following Duane “Keffe D” Davis being found guilty in Tupac Shakur’s murder on Monday.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/screenshot-2026-08-31-at-8-56-53-pm.png?c=16x9) Tupac Shakur's loved ones embrace as people exit the courtroom following Davis' guilty verdict 0:23 Tupac Shakur’s loved ones embraced, with one raising his fist, as people exited the courtroom following Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ guilty conviction in Tupac Shakur’s murder on Monday. Read more 2 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Duane%20Davis%20is%20convicted%20two%20weeks%20before%20anniversary%20of%20Tupac%27s%20death&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthxzhxa00003b6rns6zdy1n "Share with email") Link Copied! ![Duane Davis stands in the courtroom before closing arguments in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2026-08-31t163510z-1841109594-rc2s9naf2xft-rtrmadp-3-people-tupac-murder-court.JPG?c=original&q=w_1280,c_fill) Duane Davis stands in the courtroom before closing arguments in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday. Steve Marcus/Reuters In two weeks, on September 13, Tupac Shakur’s family will observe the anniversary of his death, knowing for the first time in three decades someone has been held accountable for his murder. Shakur died at University Medical Center less than two miles from the Las Vegas courthouse where Davis was put on trial for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting. Shakur’s family has been a constant presence in the courtroom throughout the trial. The rapper’ sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, appeared to wipe away tears as the verdict was read. Read more 24 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Duane%20Davis%20could%20face%20life%20in%20prison%20for%20first-degree%20murder%20conviction&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthxu9oy0000356r484c349r "Share with email") Link Copied! Duane Davis could face life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was convicted of first-degree murder Monday. Judge Carli Kierny will sentence him on October 13. Read more 30 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Sentencing%20for%20Davis%20scheduled%20for%20October%2013&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthxjk1r0000356r4w7cbtke "Share with email") Link Copied! It will be six weeks before Duane “Keffe D” Davis learns his sentence for the murder of Tupac Shakur. Judge Carli Kierny scheduled sentencing for October 13 shortly after prosecutors announced they were dropping their pursuit of a “gang enhancement” due to witness logistics. Kierny ordered Davis to be held without bond pending the sentencing hearing. Read more 20 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Prosecutors%20decide%20to%20drop%20potential%20gang%20enhancement%20in%20Tupac%20trial&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthxngcr0000356rc0mpcjca "Share with email") Link Copied! Play Prosecutors decide to drop potential gang enhancement in Tupac trial 0:30 • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![Prosecutors decide to drop potential gang enhancement in Tupac trial after the jury returned with a verdict.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/screenshot-2026-08-31-at-8-40-43-pm.png?c=16x9) Prosecutors decide to drop potential gang enhancement in Tupac trial 0:30 Prosecutors have decided to not proceed with a potential gang enhancement against Duane Davis due to “witness logistics,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal said in court. There was a former officer that would’ve given about 10 to 15 minutes of testimony but “there are logistical issues on our end that prevent that from happening,” and prosecutors decided to not move forward with the enhancement, Palal said. Read more 2 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Davis%20says%20he%20will%20appeal&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthxhsie000e3b6rckas0al7 "Share with email") Link Copied! Play After Duane Davis receives his sentencing date, he raises his hand to ask for his belongings back and states he will appeal. 0:21 • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![After Duane Davis receives his sentencing date, he raises his hand to ask for his belongings back and states he will appeal.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/screenshot-2026-08-31-at-8-49-33-pm.png?c=16x9) After Duane Davis receives his sentencing date, he raises his hand to ask for his belongings back and states he will appeal. 0:21 After being convicted of first-degree murder 30 years after the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, Duane “Keffe D” Davis told the judge he wanted to appeal. He also asked for his “stuff back,” referencing his phone and laptop. Read more 40 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Tupac%27s%20family%20emotional%20as%20guilty%20verdict%20is%20read&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthx86rh00093b6rzaf3nwim "Share with email") Link Copied! Play Emotion pours from Tupac Shakur's loved ones as Duane Davis' verdict from the jury was read in court on Monday. 0:22 • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![Emotion pours from Tupac Shakur's loved ones as Duane Davis' verdict from the jury was read in court on Monday.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/screenshot-2026-08-31-at-8-23-42-pm.png?c=16x9) Emotion pours from Tupac Shakur's loved ones as Duane Davis' verdict from the jury was read in court on Monday. 0:22 Family members of Tupac Shakur, the legendary rapper gunned down in 1996 near the Las Vegas Strip, appeared emotional as the guilty verdict against Duane “Keffe D” Davis was read. There were no audible reactions in the courtroom, but Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur – the rapper’s sister – appeared to cry quietly. Read more 32 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Davis%20raises%20fist%20as%20he%20exits%20courtroom&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthx38ak00043b6rh873e854 "Share with email") Link Copied! Play Duane Davis raised his fist as he exited the courtroom following the jury returning with a guilty verdict on Monday. 0:06 • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![Duane Davis raised his fist as he exited courtroom after the jury returned with a guilty verdict on Monday.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/screenshot-2026-08-31-at-8-30-14-pm.png?c=16x9) Duane Davis raised his fist as he exited the courtroom following the jury returning with a guilty verdict on Monday. 0:06 Duane “Keffe D” Davis briefly raised his fist, looking into the audience, as he exited the courtroom after being found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of Tupac Shakur. Davis appeared straight-faced as the verdict was read. Read more 45 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Duane%20%E2%80%9CKeffe%20D%E2%80%9D%20Davis%20convicted%20of%20first-degree%20murder%20in%20death%20of%20Tupac%20Shakur&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthwdz36000i3b6rj0xzmpbo "Share with email") Link Copied! Play Jury return a verdict in the Duane Davis murder trial 0:32 • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![The jury in the Duane Davis murder trial came back with a verdict on Monday.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/screenshot-2026-08-31-at-8-18-22-pm.png?c=16x9) Jury return a verdict in the Duane Davis murder trial 0:32 Duane “Keffe D” Davis was convicted Monday of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang in the killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. Davis is the only person ever charged in Shakur’s 1996 fatal shooting near the Las Vegas Strip. Prosecutors didn’t allege Davis fired the shots that killed Shakur but accused him of orchestrating the killing. Read more 1 hr 13 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Jury%20reaches%20verdict%20in%20murder%20trial%20of%20Duane%20%E2%80%9CKeffe%20D%E2%80%9D%20Davis&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthqp9sn00053b6rzcdo7cju "Share with email") Link Copied! A Las Vegas jury has reached a verdict Monday in the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, accused of orchestrating thefatal shooting of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. The jury deliberated for about three hours. Davis is charged with one count of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang. Prosecutors alleged Davis devised the killing. The verdict is expected to be read in court once everyone is back in the courtroom. Read more 1 hr 58 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Hear%20Tupac%20speak%20to%20CNN%20about%20his%20critics&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmtc3w0xz00133b6r23ugb73p "Share with email") Link Copied! During an interview with CNN on October 24, 1995, Tupac Shakur spoke about his release from jail, his work and the public’s perception of him. Play Video Ad Feedback Tupac Shakur on critics and legacy: Until he died, "nobody liked Van Gogh" 1:28 • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![

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](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/videothumbnails/50430661-76919335-generated-thumbnail.jpg?c=16x9) Tupac Shakur on critics and legacy: Until he died, "nobody liked Van Gogh" 1:28 Read more 2 hr 14 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=The%20shadow%20of%20Biggie%20Smalls%27%20unsolved%20death%20hangs%20over%20Tupac%27s%20murder%20trial&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmtdgoagt000a3b6rriyar3pa "Share with email") Link Copied! ![Notorious B.I.G. sits in convertible on the set of his "Hypnotize" music video in 1997.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-1464943865.jpg?c=original&q=w_1280,c_fill) Notorious B.I.G. sits in convertible on the set of his "Hypnotize" music video in 1997. Nitro/Archive Photos/Getty Images Although the high-profile murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis is focused on the allegation that he orchestrated the killing of Tupac Shakur, t [he name Biggie Smalls keeps coming up](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/29/us/tupac-biggie-smalls-murder-trial). Within the first hour of opening statements, he was mentioned by prosecutors. Two of the witnesses who testified were originally assigned to investigate the death of Smalls, who was born Christopher Wallace, not Shakur’s. And Davis wrote in his 2019 memoir that he was nearby when both of the men were killed. The question of whether the two murders were related was first raised on March 9, 1997, the very day Wallace was shot to death in his vehicle while stopped at a red light outside a music industry party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Although people looking for clear connections between the back-to-back murders of former friends that shook up the hip-hop industry have been frustrated for nearly 30 years, Davis’ trial has exposed just how tightly connected the investigations became, despite the unraveling of their friendship. Read more 2 hr 32 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Tupac%27s%20family%20has%20been%20a%20constant%20presence%20in%20the%20courtroom&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmtdhpnit002m3b6ri5een1st "Share with email") Link Copied! ![Family members of rapper Tupac Shakur, including his sister Sekyiwa Shakur (center), attend the murder trial of Duane Davis in Las Vegas on August 21.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/tupac003-gettyimages-2290827673.jpg?c=original&q=w_1280,c_fill) Family members of rapper Tupac Shakur, including his sister Sekyiwa Shakur (center), attend the murder trial of Duane Davis in Las Vegas on August 21. Bizuayeha Tesfaye/Pool/AFP/Getty Images While some people sat in the courtroom for only one day to punch their ticket of pop culture curiosities, Tupac Shakur’s stepbrother Mopreme Shakur and sister Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur showed up every day, surrounded by family, friends and a representative of the Clark CountyDistrict Attorney’s office, who carefully weaved them through a back door of the courtroom away from reporters at each break. The family sat grim-faced and rarely physically reacted to the extensive testimony about gang violence andTupac Shakur’sdoomed trip to Las Vegas. But by the end of the first day, Set Shakur acknowledged the strain. “It was just a whole lot,” she told CNN. “A lot of information to take in.” During a 2017 recording between Duane Davis and documentary producers that was aired in court, he was asked whether he wanted to apologize to Shakur’s family. Set Shakur gave an intense, narrowed glare toward Davis as the recording played in court. A minute later, she pulled a tissue from a box placed in front of her and dabbed her eyes, taking several deep breaths before she briefly left the courtroom. Read more 2 hr 57 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=The%20jury%20in%20the%20Tupac%20murder%20trial%20is%20partially%20sequestered.%20What%20does%20that%20mean%3F&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmtc3zuec001u3b6rpe11u7q3 "Share with email") Link Copied! Jurors is this trial are partially sequestered, which means they are heavily guarded and isolated during the day, but are free to return to their homes at the end of each day of court, up until final deliberations. In high-profile cases, like this one, even though jurors are instructed not to look at any media reports, it can still happen, defense attorney and former prosecutor Mark Eiglarsh said. “To the extent that they could be at least partially sequestered, it hopefully shields them from things they should not be considering. They should only be focused on the evidence and the law given,” Eiglarsh told CNN. Read more 3 hr 12 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=How%20the%20passage%20of%20nearly%2030%20years%20has%20shaped%20the%20murder%20trial&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmtg1fzfb00053b6rajwkhvku "Share with email") Link Copied! ![A receipt from a hotel bill is shown on a screen during Duane Davis' trial on August 17.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/still-22902444-468129-74801901745-still.jpg?c=original&q=w_1280,c_fill) A receipt from a hotel bill is shown on a screen during Duane Davis' trial on August 17. Pool Each day of the trial has required explanations for how the world was different in 1996, a reminder for the older jurors and a remedial education for the younger ones. Cellphones — the kind used to actually talk to people rather than text and post to social media — weren’t mandatory personal equipment yet. A key piece of evidence — a paper hotel bill showing a series of 75-cent charges for local calls — now looks like a yellowing artifact from the distant past. Surveillance video showing Tupac Shakur’s entourage leaving the MGM Grand after assaulting Duane Davis’ nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson — the event prosecutors say prompted Davis to plan murderous revenge — has the telltale wavy lines of its source, an old analog videotape. “We had to maintain a VHS player in homicide to be able to view those things,” former Las Vegas police officer Dean O’Kelley noted on the witness stand. The passage of time is also seen in the witnesses themselves. The investigators who haven’t already died are almost all retired, some of them awkwardly testifying via Zoom with technical difficulties from homes far away. The young partier who witnessed the shooting from a passing car appears on the stand as a modestly dressed, middle-aged woman. Reggie Wright, Jr., once the feared head of security for Death Row Records, is too weakened by Long Covid to walk to the witness stand, testifying instead from his electric scooter. Read more 3 hr 29 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Hear%20Tupac%20and%20Snoop%20Dogg%20speak%20with%20CNN%20at%20the%201996%20MTV%20Video%20Awards&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmtdgspv6000q3b6r1upqdob6 "Share with email") Link Copied! Three days before Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas, he and Snoop Dogg spoke with CNN at the 1996 MTV Video Awards about music, accessories and the changing industry. Play Video Ad Feedback Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg talk to CNN at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards 1:41 • Source: [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/) ![

Three days before he was shot in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was interviewed by CNN at the MTV VMAs alongside then-labelmate and fellow rapper Snoop Dogg

](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/videothumbnails/26052200-90647699-generated-thumbnail.jpg?c=16x9) Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg talk to CNN at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards 1:41 Read more 3 hr 43 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Duane%20Davis%20is%20%22hopeful%22%20as%20jury%20begins%20deliberations%2C%20attorney%20says&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthqm8zl00003b6s761ssr7d "Share with email") Link Copied! As jurors begin their deliberations, Duane Davis’ attorney told reporters his client is feeling “hopeful” about the outcome. Attorney Michael Sanft briefly embraced Davis after closing arguments concluded Monday. Sanft laid out a nearly two-hour argument in favor of Davis. Read more 3 hr 53 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Closing%20statements%20in%20the%20Tupac%20trial%20are%20done.%20Here%20are%20arguments%20from%20each%20side&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthpnehz0000356r1iy4ecnm "Share with email") Link Copied! ![Duane Davis listens as closing arguments come to an end on Monday.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/still-22943558-4183807-76-still.jpg?c=original&q=w_1280,c_fill) Duane Davis listens as closing arguments come to an end on Monday. Pool After passionate arguments totaling about four hours, the prosecution and the defense have finished their closing statements in the case against Duane Davis. The prosecution argued that while Davis’ accounts vary, they all serve his interests; the defense tried to poke holes in the varying accounts and argued his client is a liar. **PROSECUTION:** - Davis, his nephew Orlando Anderson and the rest of their crew [“went hunting” for Shakur](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthgq0l500003b6slq8h227g) after Anderson got into a fight with Shakur and his entourage at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, prosecutor Binu Palal said. - Davis was [a “shot caller”](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthhc4ma0008356rc7mlfier) in the Southside Compton Crips gang, Palal said, but Davis was seen in court shaking his head at the description. - Davis’ statements [are credible, it makes “no sense as a lie,”](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthi9m63000f3b6roct2cdls) and he “is profiting off a murder” by [selling his book](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthjcjl7000o3b6rc6i9odh5), Palal said. **DEFENSE:** - Davis’ statements are [inconsistent across the different recordings and his book](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthmm93i001z356r7j88wqob), and they can’t be trusted, defense attorney Michael Sanft said. [The evidence shows](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthmdp9u0000356r2xm49rgp) Davis was “telling you fiction as to how this all goes down,” he said. - The evidence in the Shakur murder case is also [incomplete](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthl0ltr001f356rmlrbqgie), Sanft said. He points to a lack of evidence that [Davis was in Las Vegas](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthnho7s002c356remr3szan) the night of the shooting and whether [a fight](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthln6j100043b6rnx4ukb5p) that preceded the MGM Grand fight occurred. Sanft noted concerns from some people within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police that [the murder case file wasn’t secure](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthlq9nz001o356r0oowbynm). - The defense’s closing arguments, which lasted almost two hours, [were longer](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/31/us/live-news/tupac-duane-davis-trial?post-id=cmthnf88300083b6rtj7dcj68) than their presentation of their case. Read more 4 hr 11 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Jury%20begins%20deliberations%20in%20murder%20trial%20of%20Duane%20%E2%80%9CKeffe%20D%E2%80%9D%20Davis&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthkf074000e3b6r6ktrfgy9 "Share with email") Link Copied! ![Duane Davis stands during a break in closing arguments in his trial on Monday.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2026-08-31t183929z-2067769706-rc2u9nart7m9-rtrmadp-3-people-tupac-murder-court.JPG?c=original&q=w_1280,c_fill) Duane Davis stands during a break in closing arguments in his trial on Monday. Steve Marcus/Pool/Reuters A Las Vegas jury has begun deliberating Monday afternoon in the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, accused of orchestrating the fatal shooting of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur. Davis is charged with one count of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang. He haspleaded not guilty. Prosecutors don’t claim he pulled the trigger — they allege he orchestrated the ambush in retaliation for an earlier assault on his nephew, Orlando Anderson. Over 28 witnesses were called over two weeks of testimony. Read more 4 hr 13 min ago [Share with email](mailto:?subject=Closing%20arguments%20have%20ended&body=Checkout%20the%20latest%20news%20from%20CNN%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F08%2F31%2Fus%2Flive-news%2Ftupac-duane-davis-trial%3Fpost-id%3Dcmthj1srv000s3b6ss8epoqpp "Share with email") Link Copied! Closing arguments in the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who is accused of plotting the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, have ended. Jurors will now convene to decide whether to convict Davis for Shakur’s murder, to which he has pleaded not guilty. Over the last four weeks, jurors have heard from 28 witnesses – 25 from the prosecution and three from the defense – who testified to the events surrounding Shakur’s death on September 7, 1996, and to Davis’ statements in the three decades following. Jurors were told if they believe Davis’ statements about his role in the killing, prosecutors do not need to provide additional evidence tying him to the crime. The jury will decide how much weight to give those statements. 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