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Jury convicts man of first-degree murder in 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

Jury convicts man of first-degree murder in 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

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September 1st, 2026

Jury convicts man of first-degree murder in 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

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The jury returned a guilty verdict against DuaneKeffe DDavis for orchestrating the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur, thereby bringing a measure of closure to a case that had captivated hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades.

陪審員は1996年のラップアイコンTupac Shakur殺害を計画したとしてDuane “Keffe D” Davisに有罪評決を下しヒップホップファンを魅了し数十年にわたり大衆の想像力に残っていた事件にようやく一定の解決をもたらした

Davis, 63, was found guilty on Monday of one count of murder with the use of a deadly weapon, and could face a life sentence.

63歳のDavisは月曜日に致命的武器を使用した殺人罪1件で有罪となり終身刑が言い渡される可能性がある

The jury reached its verdict in less than three hours of deliberation, following a trial that spanned several weeks in Las Vegas.

陪審はラスベガスでの数週間に及ぶ裁判の後3時間未満の審理で評決に達した

After the verdict was delivered, Shakur's sister, SekyiwaSetShakur, tearfully embraced the prosecutor.

評決が言い渡された後Shakurの妹であるSekyiwa “Set” Shakur涙ながらに検察官へと抱きついた

Meanwhile, Davis's son covered his face with one hand, concealing his expression.

一方Davisの息子片手で顔を覆いその表情を隠した

In his closing statement on Monday, Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told the jury that Davis had obtained a firearm and, after men had beaten Davis's nephew earlier that night, had gone out to "hunt" Shakur and Marion "Suge" Knight, the co-founder of Death Row Records.

主任副地方検事のBinu Palalは月曜日の閉会陳述で、Davisが銃を入手しその夜早くに男たちがDavisの甥を殴打した後ShakurとDeath Row Recordsの共同創設者Marion “Suge” Knightを「狩り」に出かけたと陪審に述べた

"He bears responsibility for the murder of Tupac Shakur," Palal stated.

彼がTupac Shakurの殺害責任を負っている」とPalalは述べた

"Tell him that you are listening.

彼にあなたが耳を傾けていると伝えてください

Hold him accountable."

彼を有罪にしてください。」

The prosecution pointed out that his testimony had shifted over the years, while noting that Davis had repeatedly maintained that he was inside a white Cadillac from which the shots were fired.

検察は彼の供述が年月を経るごとに変化してきた指摘する一方でデイビスは繰り返し、自身が白いキャデラックの車内におりそこから発砲があったと主張したと述べた。

Furthermore, although he himself did not pull the trigger, the prosecution argued that the evidence indicated he, as a prominent gang leader, had ordered the shooting, and that the young men in the vehicleincluding his nephewwere prepared to follow his commands.

さらに彼自身は引き金を引かなかったものの証拠は彼が有力なギャングの首領として発砲を指示したことを示しており車内にいた若い男たち甥を含む)は彼の命令に従う用意があった検察は主張した

Defense attorney Michael Sanft challenged the jurors to consider whether any evidence existed to corroborate that Davis had ordered the shooting before or after the incident.

弁護人のMichael Sanftは射撃の前後においてDavisが発砲を指示したことを裏付ける証拠が存在するか否かを陪審員らに問い質した

Over a period of nine days, the sixteen jurorsfour of whom were alternatesheard testimony from twenty-four witnesses called by the prosecution and three called by the defense.

16名の陪審員(うち4名は補充要員)は、9日間にわたり検察側が召喚した24名の証人弁護側が召喚した3名の証人による証言を聴取した

The prosecution indicated its intention to withdraw the motion for enhanced sentencing under organized crime statutes, citing scheduling conflicts with witnesses.

検察は証人の都合により組織犯罪強化の申し立てを取り下げる意向を表明した

Following the verdict, the prosecution refrained from making any comments, while Shakur's family stated that they plan to wait until the sentencing hearing scheduled for October.

評決後検察は一切のコメントを控えShakurの家族は10月に予定されている量刑言い渡しまで待つ方針であると述べた

This trial brought closure to a long-standing case that had captivated hip-hop fans and true-crime documentary enthusiasts for decades.

この裁判は数十年にわたりヒップホップファンや犯罪ドキュメンタリー愛好家の関心を集めてきた長年の事件に終止符を打つものとなった

Shakur, regarded as one of the most influential rappers of all time, was shot on September 7, 1996, in Las Vegas while stopped at a red light, when a white Cadillac pulled up alongside him and opened fire.

史上最も影響力のあるラッパーの一人と目されていたShakurは1996年9月7日にラスベガスで赤信号に停車中白いキャデラックが横付けされ銃撃を受けた

He succumbed to his injuries six days later.

彼はその負傷が原因で6日後に命を落とした

Knight was also wounded but survived.

Knightも負傷したが一命を取り留めた

For years, no one had been charged in connection with the rapper's murder, but Davis issued a public statement in which he claimed to have been riding in the Cadillac, to have handed the gun to another individual in the back seat, and that the shooting was retaliation for a prior assault on his nephew.

長年にわたりこのラッパーの殺害事件で起訴された者はいなかったDavisが公の声明を発表し自身はキャデラックに同乗しており後部座席の別の者に銃を手渡したこと、そして銃撃は以前に甥が暴行を受けたことへの報復であると述べた。

Of the four men prosecutors allege were in the Cadillac, Davis is the only one still alive.

検察がキャデラックにいたと主張する4人の男のうち生存しているのはDavisだけである

The witnesses detailed the rivalry between the Mob Piru gang and Davis's Southside Compton Crips in Los Angeles leading up to Shakur's death, as well as how these gangs were connected to Knight's Death Row Records and Sean "Diddy" Combs's Bad Boy Records.

証人らはShakurの死に至るまでのロサンゼルスにおけるギャング集団Mob PiruDavisのSouthside Compton Cripsとの敵対関係およびそれらのギャングがKnightのDeath Row RecordsSean “Diddy” CombsのBad Boy Recordsとどのように関わっていたのかを詳述した

Sanft, Davis's defense attorney, vigorously asserted that no physical evidence links his client to the shooting.

Davisの弁護人であるSanftは依頼人を銃撃事件に結び付ける物的証拠は存在しない力強く主張した

He stated that the books co-authored by Davis and his public statements were not intended to convey the truth, but were merely exaggerated bravado aimed at financial gain.

彼はDavisが共著した書籍や公の声明は真実を伝達する目的ではなく金銭的利益を得るために誇張された虚勢に過ぎない述べた

Throughout the trial, Sanft exposed significant inconsistencies in the prosecution's case.

裁判を通じてSanftは検察側の主張に重大な矛盾を暴き出した

He pointed out that investigators had failed to verify the client's account, and repeatedly stressed that physical evidence, including phone records, fell short of substantiating the claim that Davis had ordered the shooting.

彼は捜査官が依頼人の弁明を裏付けるための検証を怠ったと指摘しさらに電話記録をはじめとする物的証拠がDavisが発砲を指示したという主張を裏付けるには至っていないことを繰り返し強調した

"In this case, there is no evidence whatsoever to indicate that he was in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996," Sanft stated in his closing argument.

本件において同氏が1996年9月7日にラスベガスに滞在していたことを示す証拠は何もない」とサンフトは閉会陳述で述べた

In his rebuttal, prosecutor Marc DiGiacomo pointed to a scrapbook of Shakur-related articles that Davis had kept as evidence.

反駁の論陣において検察官のMarc DiGiacomoは、Davisが保管していたShakur関連の記事を収めたスクラップブックを証拠として指摘した

"It is truly deplorable that this man meticulously chronicles his own murders in a scrapbook," DiGiacomo remarked to the jurors.

この男は自らの殺人をスクラップブックに丹念に綴っているとは実に嘆かわしい」とDiGiacomoは陪審員たちに向かって述べた

Palal held up Davis's 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend, and played an interview in which Davis urged people to purchase the book to obtain "the real truth."

PalalはDavisの2019年の回想録『Compton Street Legend』を掲げ、Davisが人々に「本当の真実」を得るために購入を勧めるインタビューを再生した

Although the book contains a disclaimer noting that certain facts have been altered, the prosecution maintained that the core narrative remained unchanged.

本書にはいくつかの事実が変更されたという免責事項が含まれているものの検察は中心的な記述は変更されていないと主張した

In his closing statement, Sanft also referred to his client's memoir.

Sanftは閉会陳述においても依頼人の回想録に言及した

While reading the excerpts aloud, he pronounced the N-word loudly, and those in the packed courtroom flinched and shook their heads.

その抜粋を朗読している間、彼はNワードを声高に読み上げ満員の法廷で傍聴していた人々はたじろぎ首を横に振った

In several interviews, Davis testified that he had handed the gun to the back seat, yet in other interviews and in his book, he refrained from explicitly stating who had pulled the trigger.

複数のインタビューにおいてDavisは後部座席に銃を手渡したと供述したものの他のインタビューや著書では誰が引き金を引いたのかについては明言を避けた

The prosecution argued that Davis's testimony alone sufficed to convict him, while also expressing the view that gang rivalry was useful in explaining the circumstances that led to the shooting.

検察はDavisの供述のみで彼を有罪とするに足ると主張しつつギャング間の抗争が銃撃事件の発生要因を説明する上で有用であるとの見解を示した

The witnesses detailed the antagonism between gang factions in Los Angeles leading up to Shakur's death, and how those gangs had become intertwined with two rival record labelsMob Piru with Knight's Death Row Records, and the South Side Compton Crips with SeanDiddyCombs' Bad Boy Records.

証人らはShakurの死に至るまでのロサンゼルスにおけるギャング集団間の敵対関係と、それらのギャングがどのようにして二つの競合レーベルMob PiruはKnightのDeath Row RecordsSouth Side Compton CripsはSean “Diddy” CombsのBad Boy Records)と結びついていたか詳述した

Six months after Shakur's death, the shooting of Notorious B.I.G., who was affiliated with Bad Boy, was repeatedly referenced during the trial, and law enforcement witnesses testified that although Davis had briefly emerged as a suspect in the murder, he was ultimately cleared of all charges.

Shakurの死から6か月後Bad Boy所属のNotorious B.I.G.が射殺された事件は、裁判中に繰り返し言及され法執行機関の証人たちはDavisがこの殺人事件の容疑者として一時的に浮上したものの最終的に容疑が晴れた証言した

This case, too, continues to attract enduring interest among hip-hop fans and remains unsolved to this day.

この事件もまたヒップホップファンの間で根強い関心を集め続けており現在も未解決のままである

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