American figure tied to Tupac Shakur murder case and related legal developments
Los Angeles prosecutors have presented photographic and forensic evidence at a preliminary hearing accusing 21‑year‑old musician David Anthony Burke (stage name D4vd) of murdering and sexually abusing 14‑year‑old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Authorities have said they found her decomposed remains in a Tesla registered to Burke and have linked blood in his garage and purchases of tools to the alleged killing.
Judge has ruled that a 2008 interview with Duane “Keffe D” Davis is admissible in the murder trial over Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing, set to begin Aug. 10. Davis is charged with murder and could face life in prison if convicted. The trial has drawn renewed attention to Davis’s memoir and related media.
The case against Duane “Keffe D” Davis has moved toward a Las Vegas trial over the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors say Davis ordered the drive-by shooting; Davis pleads not guilty and faces life in prison if convicted. The trial, beginning this week, revisits the East Coast–West Coast feud and the Bloods–Crips dynamics that defined 1990s hip-hop.
Phase one of a $266.6 million revamp of Marin City’s Golden Gate Village is under way, with 14 buildings and 88 units being renovated across a three-phase project. The work will relocate residents for several months, and funding comes from municipal bonds and federal tax credits. The project preserves historic elements while expanding housing options and accessibility.
The trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis continues in Las Vegas. Prosecutors rely on his 2008 police interview and a 2019 memoir to argue he masterminded the 1996 Tupac Shakur shooting, while the defense disputes the evidence and contends his accounts are unreliable braggadocio.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been found guilty of a single murder count tied to the 1996 Las Vegas shooting that killed Tupac Shakur. Jurors deliberated for under three hours after a weeklong trial. Prosecutors say he ordered the attack and provided the gun; defense argues the case rests on his statements without corroboration.
A Clark County jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first‑degree murder with a deadly weapon in the 1996 Las Vegas killing of Tupac Shakur. Davis, 63, has said he will appeal. Sentencing is set for October 13.
A federal jury has acquitted Lil Durk, Durk Banks, of conspiracy, murder-for-hire and stalking resulting in death after deliberations over three days. Co-defendants are convicted on stalking-related counts, while Durk remains jailed awaiting a separate racketeering trial.
Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to life in prison after a Nevada judge imposed a 40‑year-to-life term following his August conviction for first‑degree murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors relied on Davis’s public statements and a 2019 memoir; Davis has said he will appeal.