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The jury found the man guilty of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur.

The jury found the man guilty of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur.

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September 1st, 2026

The jury found the man guilty of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur.

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The jury's verdict that Duane "Keffe D" Davis orchestrated the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur has finally brought a measure of closure to a case that has captivated hip-hop enthusiasts and lingered in the public imagination for decades.

陪审团裁定杜安·“基夫·D”·戴维斯策划了1996年对说唱偶像图帕克·沙库尔的谋杀案,这一裁决终于为这桩令嘻哈乐迷津津乐道并在公众想象中萦绕数十载的案件带来了某种程度的了结

Davis, now sixty-three years old, was convicted this Monday of a felony charge of murder with a deadly weapon, a crime that could carry a sentence of life imprisonment.

现年六十三岁的戴维斯于本周一被裁定犯有一项以致命武器实施谋杀的重罪其量刑可能为终身监禁

After weeks of trial proceedings in Las Vegas, the jury reached its verdict in less than three hours.

在拉斯维加斯历经数周的庭审之后陪审团仅用了不到三个小时便作出了裁决

After the jury read the verdict, Shakur's sister Sekyiwa "Set" Shakur broke down in tears, embracing the prosecutor tightly.

陪审团宣读判决沙库尔的妹妹塞基娃·“塞特”·沙库尔泣不成声紧紧拥抱了检察官

Davis's son, in contrast, covered his face with one hand, unable to conceal his grief.

戴维斯的儿子单手掩面难掩悲痛

In his closing argument on Monday morning, Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal articulated to the jury that Davis, after his nephew had been assaulted earlier that evening, procured a firearm and subsequently embarked on a "hunt" targeting Shakur and Marion "Suge" Knight, the co-founder of Death Row Records.

首席副地区检察官比努·帕拉尔在周一早间的结案陈词中向陪审团阐明戴维斯在当晚早些时候其侄子遭受袭击之后取得一件火器并据此沙库尔死囚唱片公司联合创始人马里昂·“苏格”·奈特展开了猎杀”。

"He cannot escape culpability for the death of Tupac Shakur," Parall asserted.

难逃图帕克·沙库尔之死的罪责,”帕拉尔断言

"Tell him you have discerned his true intent.

告诉洞悉他的心声

Return a verdict of guilt."

裁定有罪。”

The prosecutors noted that, despite his statements having varied considerably over the years, Davis had consistently maintained that he was inside the white Cadillac from which the gunfire originated.

检察官指出尽管其陈述多年来屡有出入戴维斯却始终坚称自己身处那辆白色凯迪拉克轿车之内而枪击正是从该处发起的

Furthermore, they added, even if he had not personally pulled the trigger, the evidence suggested that, as a powerful gang leader, he had issued the order to open fire, and the young members in the vehicleincluding his nephewhad obeyed without question.

此外他们补充道即便他本人并未亲自扣动扳机现有证据却表明作为一位权势显赫的帮派首领他下达了开火的指令,而车内那些年轻成员——包括他的侄子——无不唯命是从

Defense attorney Michael Sanft questioned the jury as to whether any evidence existed indicating that Davis had issued an order to open fire either before or after the shooting incident.

辩护律师迈克尔·桑夫特向陪审团质询是否存在任何证据表明戴维斯在枪击事件发生前后曾下达过开枪的指令

The deliberative panel, comprising sixteen jurorsfour of whom served as alternatesheard testimony from twenty-four prosecution witnesses and three defense witnesses over the course of the nine-day trial.

由十六名陪审员组成的审议团其中四名为候补陪审员在为期九日的庭审期间先后听取了二十四名控方证人三名辩方证人的供述。

The prosecution stated that, given the complexities surrounding witness arrangements, the state would withdraw an aggravated sentencing charge against a gang member.

控方表示鉴于证人安排上的复杂情况州政府将撤销一项针对帮派成员加重量刑指控

Following the verdict, the prosecution declined to offer any comment, whereas Shakur's family indicated that they would await the sentencing hearing scheduled for October.

判决宣布后控方拒绝发表任何评论沙库尔的家属则表示他们将等待定于10月举行的量刑听证会

This trial brought the decades-long case to a climax, one that has consistently captivated the attention of hip-hop enthusiasts and true crime researchers alike.

此次审判这场绵延数十年的案件推向了高潮该案多年来始终牵动着嘻哈乐迷真实犯罪研究者的目光

Shakur, hailed as one of the most influential rappers of all time, was stopped at a red light in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996, when a white Cadillac pulled up alongside him and gunfire suddenly erupted.

沙库尔被誉为史上最具影响力的说唱歌手之一1996年9月7日他在拉斯维加斯一处红灯前停车之际一辆白色凯迪拉克驶至其侧枪声骤然响起

He succumbed to his injuries six days later.

于六日后因伤重不治身亡

Knight, though wounded as well, managed to survive against the odds.

奈特虽亦负伤却侥幸生还

For years, no one had been held accountable for the rapper's death, until Davis publicly claimed that he was in the Cadillac at the time and handed the gun to someone in the back seat, stating that the shooting was retaliation for the earlier beating of his nephew.

多年来这位说唱歌手的死亡一直无人被追究责任直到戴维斯公开声称自己当时在凯迪拉克车内并将枪交给了后座的人,称此次枪击是对侄子先前遭殴打的报复

Davis is the sole survivor among the four individuals whom prosecutors allege were in the vehicle at the time.

戴维斯检察官所称当时在车内的四人中唯一幸存者

In his testimony, the witness elaborated on the hostile rivalry between the Los Angeles gang factions Mob Piru and the Southside Compton Crips led by Davis prior to Shakur's murder, as well as how these gangs aligned themselves with Knight's Death Row Records and Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs's Bad Boy Records.

证人在陈述中详述了沙库尔遇害前洛杉矶帮派组织莫布·皮鲁戴维斯南区康普顿克里普斯之间的敌对竞争以及这些帮派如何奈特的死囚唱片公司肖恩·“吹牛老爹”·康姆斯的坏男孩唱片公司结盟

Davis's attorney, Sanft, argued that no physical evidence could link his client to the shooting.

戴维斯的律师桑夫特辩称没有物证能将他的当事人与枪击事件联系起来

He contended that the book Davis co-authored and his public statements were exaggerated bravado intended to generate profit, rather than an account of the truth.

他说戴维斯合著的书公开声明都是为了赚钱夸张的虚张声势并非在陈述真相

Throughout the trial, Sanft challenged the prosecutor's allegations.

在整个审判过程中桑夫特对检察官的指控提出了质疑

He maintained that investigators had failed to substantiate their case against his client, repeatedly underscoring the absence of tangible evidencesuch as phone recordsthat would implicate Davis as the mastermind behind the shooting.

坚称调查人员未能为其当事人的说法提供充分支持,并反复强调缺乏诸如通话记录之类的物证以证明戴维斯是指令开枪的幕后主使

"In this case, the prosecution has failed to produce any conclusive evidence sufficient to establish that the man was indeed in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996," Sanft emphasized in his closing argument.

"在此案中检方未能提供任何确凿证据足以证明该男子于1996年9月7日确实身处拉斯维加斯,"桑夫特在结案陈词中如是强调

During the rebuttal, prosecutor Mark DiGiacomo cited a scrapbook kept by Davis, which contained clippings of articles related to Shakur.

在反驳过程中检察官马克·迪贾科莫引用了戴维斯所保存的剪贴簿其中收录了与沙库尔相关文章的剪报

"Good heavens, this fellow actually kept the clippings of the murder case," DiGiacomo stated to the jury.

老天这家伙居然把谋杀案的剪报都留存了下来,”迪贾科莫向陪审团陈述道

Parral held up Davis's 2019 memoir, "Legends of Compton Street," and played an interview clip in which Davis encouraged the public to purchase the book to gain insight into "the real truth."

帕拉尔举起戴维斯2019年出版的回忆录《康普顿街传奇》播放了一段采访片段其间戴维斯鼓励公众购阅此书洞悉“真正的真相”

Although the book contains a disclaimer noting that certain facts have been altered, the prosecution maintained that the core narrative had not thereby deviated from its original form.

尽管书中附有声明指出部分事实经过改动,但检方坚称核心叙事并未因此偏离原貌

In his closing argument, Sanft also made reference to the defendant's memoir.

在结案陈词中桑夫特提及了当事人的回忆录

As he read aloud from the excerpts, he went so far as to loudly utter the derogatory term beginning with the letter N, causing those observing in the adjacent courtroom to grimace in disgust and shake their heads in disapproval.

当他朗读其中节选时,高声念出那个以N开头的侮辱性词汇致使在另一法庭旁听的人们面露嫌恶纷纷摇头以示不满

In multiple interviews, Davis claimed he had passed the gun to the back seat, yet in other conversations and in his own writings, he remained conspicuously reticent about the identity of the shooter.

在多段采访中戴维斯声称他将枪递给了后座然而在其他访谈以及他的著作里,戴维斯对开枪者的身份讳莫如深

Although the prosecutors insisted that Davis's statements alone were sufficient to establish grounds for conviction, they simultaneously pointed out that the antagonism between rival gangs played a pivotal role in elucidating the precipitating factors behind the shooting.

尽管检察官坚称戴维斯的言论本身已足以构成定罪依据他们同时指出帮派间的敌对关系对于阐释枪击事件发生的诱因具有关键作用

In his testimony, the witness elaborated on the tense antagonism among Los Angeles gang organizations prior to Shakur's murder, and delineated the alliances forged between these gangs and two rival record labelsMob Piru aligning with Knight's Death Row Records, while the Southside Compton Crips allied with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs's Bad Boy Records.

证人在陈述中详述了沙库尔遇害前洛杉矶各帮派组织间紧张对立并说明了这些帮派与两大竞争唱片公司的结盟——莫布·皮鲁与奈特的死囚唱片公司联手南区康普顿克里普斯则与肖恩·“吹牛老爹”·康姆斯的坏男孩唱片公司结盟

Half a year after Shakur's demise, the notorious heavyweight of Bad Boy Records met a similar fate, being gunned downan event repeatedly referenced during the trial, with law enforcement witnesses testifying that Davis was once considered a suspect, only to be ultimately cleared.

沙库尔去世半年后坏男孩唱片公司那位声名狼藉的大个子也遭枪杀此事在庭审中被多次提及执法证人戴维斯一度被列为嫌疑人但最终被排除

To this day, the case remains a focal point of intrigue for hip-hop enthusiasts, its resolution still pending.

此案至今仍是嘻哈乐迷关注的焦点悬而未决

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