A Las Vegas jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur, bringing the first conviction in a case that has remained unsolved for nearly three decades. The 63-year-old former gang leader was convicted Monday of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and could face a life sentence.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a former Los Angeles gang leader, was found guilty on Monday by a Las Vegas court of the 1996 murder of chart-topping rapper Tupac Shakur

A 12-person jury unanimously found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon for the 1996 killing of legendary hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur.

The jury reached a verdict in less than three hours in a case that had been unsolved for nearly 30 years. Davis was convicted of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison.

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis was convicted of murdering Tupac Shakur after the prosecution built a case based on his own words.

63-year-old Duane "Keffe D" Davis was accused of instigating, but not conducting, the murder