Duane "Keffe D" Davis is convicted of ordering the murder of Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur was murdered 30 years ago in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was only 25 years old.

Likely act of revenge

Now Duane "Keffe D" Davis is being sentenced for ordering his murder. Davis faces life in prison. But only on October 13 will the penalty be announced.

Prosecutors in the case have previously argued that Shakur was murdered in a gang-related act of revenge and that in the 90s Davis was a gang leader.

The motive is said to have been that Davis' nephew was subjected to a humiliating beating by a rival gang, of which Tupac Shakur was a part. Two and a half hours later, the rapper was shot dead.

Acknowledged in autobiography

Davis has repeatedly acknowledged his part in the murder over the years in various interviews and in his autobiography. But according to his lawyers, what was written was fabricated and Davis has denied all the allegations during the trial.