Former LA gang leader found guilty of Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder

The 63-year-old Davis, a one-time leader of the South Side Compton Crips, was accused of ordering the killing on September 7, 1996, after his nephew was beaten by members of Shakur's entourage. Prosecutors stated that Davis acquired a firearm and went "hunting for Mr Shakur." Shakur was shot about two hours after a casino confrontation by a gunman in a white Cadillac.

Prosecutors allege Davis handed the gun to someone in the Cadillac's back seat and ordered them to shoot Shakur, who died six days later. Davis is the only person from the Cadillac still alive. The investigation into Shakur's murder, a celebrated cold case, was revived after Davis's memoirs were published in 2019, in which he boasted of his involvement.

He has since pleaded not guilty, with his defense attorney characterizing his confessions as fiction written to promote his book. Sentencing is scheduled for October 13. Shakur, 25 at the time of his death, was a key figure in the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop rivalry.