A Las Vegas jury has found the former South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane Keith Davis guilty of the murder of Tupac Shakur, bringing the case to a close nearly 30 years after the rapper was gunned down. The jury took about three hours to reach a guilty verdict in a case that relied heavily on multiple confessions from Davis himself. The 63-year-old, who was accused of instigating the deadly shooting but not pulling the trigger himself, had spent years telling investigators and interviewers alike of his direct involvement before he was arrested in 2023.
Shakur was born in 1971 in East Harlem, New York, and rose to fame in the early 90s with lyrics that doubled as a sharp commentary on social injustice, including systemic racism and police brutality. He was 25 when he died and is regarded among the greatest rappers to ever live, and continues to be celebrated around the world years after his life was cut short. How have his family reacted to the trial?
Las Vegas police faced criticism that they had bungled the investigation and failed to pursue crucial leads, including from a member of Shakur’s entourage who claimed he could identify the shooters. That witness died weeks later in a separate shooting. The death toll from the unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris on Wednesday last week has risen to more than 1,000.
More than 4,400 are missing on the two sides of the border. Rescue efforts have been complicated by difficult terrain, persistently high flood waters and bad weather. With more than 40 bridges destroyed, rescuers are relying on helicopters, while India and China are sending prefabricated truss bridges to help restore access.
The swollen Trishuli River has continued to change course unpredictably, making planning a challenge. Areas that were dry one day are flooded the next, and further floods are a constant concern. The army secretary, Dan Driscoll, has handed his resignation to Donald Trump, the White House said Monday, becoming the latest high-profile figure to depart the defense department.
The resignation comes after months of turmoil at the defense department, from leak investigations and budget issues to the ousting of several senior officials including the army chief of staff, Randy George, in April. In June, the army commander of forces in Europe and Africa, Gen Christopher Donahue, unexpectedly stepped down. What role had Driscoll been playing?
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