Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty in Tupac killing

A Las Vegas jury on Monday found an ex-gang leader guilty of murder in a case accusing him of masterminding the drive-by killing of legendary hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur, bringing a decades-old cold case to a close.



Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, was charged in Nevada's Clark County with a single count of murder using a deadly weapon.



He had pleaded not guilty.



Davis was accused of leading a group of men to kill Shakur, 25, who was one of rap's most commercially successful and influential artists, in retaliation for the beating of Davis' nephew.



Police had said they long suspected Davis but did not have enough evidence to charge him until he went public with his story in media appearances and a memoir, which along with tapes of his secret meetings with investigators made up the bulk of the prosecution’s case.



Davis’ lawyer said his client's words were mere bravado and could not be corroborated by other evidence.