After decades of speculation and unanswered questions, a Las Vegas jury has convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis of orchestrating the 1996 murder of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur.On Monday, August 31, the 12-member jury found the 63-year-old former Compton Crips leader guilty of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon, following a weeks-long trial.

The jury reached its unanimous decision after less than three hours of deliberation. Prosecutors successfully argued that Davis masterminded the fatal drive-by shooting on September 7, 1996, acting in retaliation after Shakur and his entourage beat up Davis’s nephew, Orlando Anderson, earlier that same night.

While authorities have never claimed that Davis was the one who actually pulled the trigger, he was convicted for his role as the "shot caller" who acquired the firearm, placed himself inside the white Cadillac, and ordered the attack. Throughout the trial, the prosecution presented a compelling case built heavily around Davis’s own past statements and interviews, even pointing to a scrapbook he kept that contained articles detailing the murder.

Davis, who had pleaded not guilty, now faces a potential sentence of life in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for October 13, and he has already indicated to the judge that he plans to appeal the verdict.

The conviction brings a long-awaited sense of closure to one of the most infamous unsolved murders in music history. Shakur's sister, Sekyiwa "Set" Shakur, was present in the courtroom and reportedly broke down in tears as the historic verdict was read out.