Tupac Shakur's Family Reacts as Duane 'Keefe D' Davis is Found Guilty of Murder Tupac Shakur's family expressed strong reactions after Duane 'Keefe D' Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder for his role in the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed the iconic rapper. The trial, which concluded in August, marked a significant development in a case that has persisted for over two decades. In August, a jury found Davis, 63, guilty of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon at the end of his two-week trial in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to "You don't get to take his very life, his whole life, and just walk away from it, especially when that man is Tupac Shakur," Kierny added, per NBC News. Diddy Linked To Tupac Murder ConspiracySean "Diddy" Combs was embroiled in controversy long before his 2025 sex trafficking trial. As a key figure in the East Coast-West Coast gangster rap wars of the 1990s, persistent conspiracy theories have linked Diddy to the 1996 shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. He has also been accused of having some involvement in The chart-topping artist died six days after being wounded in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 7, 1996. Shakur was 25."He would have been the promise of our parents. I believe when you take away someone like that, you deserve the maximum sentence," Sekyiwa, 51, said in the courtroom, according to the outlet. Shakur, Knight and several others watched Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon face off during a boxing match hosted at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Afterward, hotel security footage captured Shakur's altercation with Anderson, an alleged member of the South Side Compton Crips gang.Keefe D Arrested For Tupac KillingThe encounter stemmed from accusations that Anderson allegedly robbed gang members with ties to Death Row Records. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Las Vegas Police arrested a man connected to the murder of Tupac Shakur, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1996. Duane "Keefe D" Davis was arrested and charged on Friday, September 29, Us Weekly confirmed.In a press conference, police said Davis, 60, was not the gunman but described him Following the incident, Shakur was shot four times while riding in a vehicle with Knight, after they left the hotel. The shots that struck the rapper were allegedly fired from a white Cadillac.In the courtroom on Tuesday, Davis only spoke when he told the judge that he wanted to receive personal items police had taken from his house in relation to his arrest in connection with the rapper's death, per NBC News. No one has been convicted of firing the shots that killed Shakur, the outlet reported. Davis is the sole person who has been found guilty in his death.He had previously pleaded not guilty. described Shakur and others "crossing the line" when they got into the altercation with Anderson the evening of the drive-by shooting. , previously argued at Davis' trial that there was "no evidence that Davis ever ordered a hit on anyone. "