
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 63, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, resolving a nearly 30-year-old cold case.
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Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996 while riding in an SUV driven by Marion 'Suge' Knight. The case remained unsolved for nearly three decades until Duane 'Keffe D' Davis was arrested in 2023.
A former gang leader was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, capping the prosecution of a long-unsolved murder that shaped the golden age of rap music.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, found guilty of first-degree murder in August, received the penalty during a hearing in a Las Vegas courtroom.
Until Davis’ 2023 arrest, the killing of Shakur, shot dead in the passenger seat of an SUV driven by his record executive, Marion “Suge” Knight, had stood for nearly three decades as one of America’s most notorious cold cases.

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Chinese courts sentenced three leaders of the Myanmar-based Wei crime syndicate to death for operating cross-border telecoms fraud networks that resulted in the deaths of four Chinese nationals. A total of 61 syndicate members were convicted in the Fujian province.

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A knife attack occurred at a mass merchandiser in Incheon, South Korea, injuring eight people, including one who lost his heart and lung function. The 59-year-old suspect A was arrested. He was wearing electronic shackles and carrying a large amount of drugs when he committed the crime. The police are investigating his motive for the crime and the ingredients of the drugs.