00:00A jury found Dwayne Keefe D. Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur,
00:08finally bringing a sense of resolution to a case that has lingered around for almost three decades.
00:1463-year-old Davis was convicted on Monday of a single count of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon
00:20and face his life in prison.
00:22The jury took less than three hours to deliberate and reach a verdict in the landmark trial, which only lasted
00:29weeks.
00:30Davis, a former self-described gangster, is not being accused of firing the fatal bullet that killed the rapper,
00:37but of ordering the killing as a former gang leader.
00:40Tupac Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting outside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in September 1996,
00:47as he was in the car with his record producer Marion Chug Knight, who sustained gunshot wounds.
00:52The shooting came just hours after Davis' nephew was physically assaulted by members of Tupac's team during a confrontation.
01:01Keefe D., in various accounts since 1996, including in his own memoir, had indicated that he was behind the killing,
01:08though stopped short of admitting to the crime, leading his attorney to construct a defense claiming his narrative was mere
01:14lies.
01:15He is expected to appeal the verdict ahead of an October hearing, where he is set to be sentenced.
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