Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur — a crime that’s fueled nearly three decades of speculation, conspiracy theories and rap‑world debate. Judge Carli Kierny delivered the sentence Tuesday, including a 20‑year enhancement for profiting off the murder, telling Davis, “You don’t get to take his life and just walk away from it.”
Davis, 63, was convicted in August after jurors deliberated less than three hours. Prosecutors leaned heavily on Davis’ own interviews and memoir, which they say detailed the plot sparked by a scuffle between Shakur and Davis’ nephew.
Tupac’s sister Sekyiwa Shakur gave an emotional victim statement, calling her brother “born an icon” and a protector of their family. Davis declined to address the court. He remains the only person ever convicted in Shakur’s murder.