The US regime has reached a milestone in one of the most high-profile and enduring cold cases in modern history. A Las Vegas court has sentenced 63-year-old Duane Davis, widely known in criminal circles as "Keefe D," to life in prison for his role in the 1996 murder of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur. A jury had previously found him guilty late August, culminating decades of speculation surrounding the fatal shooting.

Under the terms of the sentence, Davis will not be eligible for parole until he has served at least 40 years behind bars. District Court Judge Carli Kierny sharply rebuked the defendant during the sentencing hearing, dismissing his public attempts to portray himself as a reformed grandfather who had allegedly left his violent past behind in Compton, emphasizing the gravity of taking a human life.

Tupac Shakur, one of the most influential hip-hop artists of the 1990s, was gunned down on September 7, 1996, at the age of 25. He was riding in a car with music mogul Marion "Sugh" Knight when a white Cadillac pulled alongside them and opened fire. Shakur succumbed to his injuries six days later, leaving law enforcement struggling with a lack of conclusive evidence for decades.

The breakthrough in the case came largely as a result of Davis's own public admissions, given through numerous interviews and memoirs where he purportedly detailed his involvement in the plot. Investigators noted that Davis was the uncle of Orlando Anderson, the initial prime suspect who had altercations with Shakur hours before the shooting and was later killed in an unrelated gang shootout in 1998.

Source: kun.uz