The trial and conviction of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis for Tupac Shakur's killing

Gone quiet · last story Aug 28, 2026

What this arc covers

The case against Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, a former gang leader accused of ordering the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur: the 2024 fight over whether he could leave jail before trial and the judge's decision to allow bail and house arrest, his 2026 Las Vegas trial, and the jury's verdict convicting him.

Las Vegas

Earliest story we hold Jan 2, 2024 · 14 stories · 73 independent sources (counted once each) · 969 days

Part ofLas VegasDuane 'Keffe D' Davis

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Aug 28– Sep 22026Decades after Tupac Shakur's murder, Duane 'Keffe D' Davis convicted165 articles · 67 independent sources
11 left, 29 center, 7 right
Aug 182026Forensic pathologist details Tupac Shakur’s fatal wounds at Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis trial6 articles · 6 independent sources
1 left, 1 center, 0 right
Aug 172026A dispute over fact vs. fiction at the trial in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing in Las Vegas5 articles · 2 independent sources
1 left, 1 center, 0 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Jan 2, 2024Ex-gang leader makes his bid in Las Vegas court for house arrest before trial in Tupac Shakur case16 articles · 13 independent sources
  2. Jan 9 – 10, 2024Former gang leader charged in killing of Tupac Shakur is allowed $750K bail and house arrest39 articles · 21 independent sources
  3. Aug 13 – 14, 2026Jury selected for trial of former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing68 articles · 24 independent sources
  4. Aug 14 – 17, 2026Tupac Shakur murder trial: Opening statements begin in Las Vegas over rapper's 1996 killing32 articles · 15 independent sources
    1. Aug 14, 2026Trial of man accused of ordering Tupac Shakur's killing set to begin Monday
    2. Aug 15, 2026After nearly 30 years, a man is on trial in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur. Here's what to know
  5. Aug 28 – Sep 2, 2026Decades after Tupac Shakur's murder, Duane 'Keffe D' Davis convicted165 articles · 67 independent sources
    1. Aug 28, 2026Only center coverage:Lawyers, judge determine jury instructions for Tupac murder trial deliberations
    2. Aug 31, 2026Jury finds Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty in 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Jan 2024Jul 2024Jan 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 2026

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jan 1, 202413226
Jan 8, 202437138
Feb 19, 202411112
Apr 22, 20241308
Mar 3, 20251118
Aug 3, 20261519
Aug 10, 202655173
Aug 17, 2026215061
Aug 24, 20260105
Aug 31, 202611287149

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

25% left · 63% center · 12% right of 73 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 14 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. January 2024

    Jan 2Ex-gang leader makes bid in Las Vegas court for house arrest before trial in Tupac Shakur case10 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Jan 2Ex-gang leader makes his bid in Las Vegas court for house arrest before trial in Tupac Shakur case16 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Jan 9– 10Former gang leader charged in killing of Tupac Shakur is allowed $750K bail and house arrest39 articles · 21 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 1 right

  4. February 2024

    Feb 20Tupac Shakur’s suspected killer to be back in court Tuesday12 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right

  5. April 2024

    Apr 23– 24Ex-gang leader's account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right

  6. March 2025

    Mar 6– 7Tupac Shakur death: Murder suspect insists he's 'innocent' in exclusive jailhouse ABC interview8 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right

  7. August 2026

    Aug 3– 10Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, alleged mastermind in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, is set for trial10 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 1 right
  8. Aug 13– 14Jury selected for trial of former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing68 articles · 24 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Aug 14– 17Tupac Shakur murder trial: Opening statements begin in Las Vegas over rapper's 1996 killing32 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 0 right
  10. Aug 15– 18Long-awaited trial begins in 1996 Las Vegas killing of Tupac Shakur13 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 0 right
  11. Aug 17– 18A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas11 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  12. Aug 17A dispute over fact vs. fiction at the trial in Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing in Las Vegas5 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  13. Aug 18Forensic pathologist details Tupac Shakur’s fatal wounds at Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis trial6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  14. Aug 28– Sep 2Decades after Tupac Shakur's murder, Duane 'Keffe D' Davis convicted165 articles · 67 independent sources
    11 left, 29 center, 7 right