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A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in elected office.

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Ex-politician convicted in 2022 killing of Vegas reporter, jury sets sentence at 20 years to life

August 28, 2024 at 10:33 p.m.

A jury in Nevada has found a Democratic former Las Vegas-area politician guilty of murder in the killing of an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in...

The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client's accounts of the killing are fiction and prosecutors lack key evidence to obtain a murder conviction.

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Ex-gang leader’s account of Tupac Shakur killing is fiction, defense lawyer in Vegas says

April 23, 2024 at 4:29 p.m.

The defense attorney representing a former Los Angeles-area gang leader accused of killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas said Tuesday his client's accounts of the...

New video has been released of a shootout between a campus police officer and a gunman that ended a deadly rampage last December at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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UNLV releases video of campus shooter killed by police after 3 professors shot dead

April 1, 2024 at 6:20 p.m.

New video has been released of a shootout between a campus police officer and a gunman that ended a deadly rampage last December at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

A trial date has been pushed back from June to November for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas, and his new attorney said Tuesday that he expects to be able to post bail soon to be released from jail to house arrest.

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Ex-gang leader’s murder trial in Tupac Shakur killing pushed back to November

February 20, 2024 at 5:05 p.m.

A trial date has been pushed back from June to November for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las...

A judge in Nevada has set bail at $750,000 for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in 1996. The judge said at a bail hearing Tuesday in Las Vegas that Duane “Keffe D” Davis can serve house arrest ahead of trial. Court-appointed attorneys told The Associated Press they believe he can post that amount. They argue their 60-year-old client is in danger from witnesses and hasn't been getting needed medical care in jail after battling cancer. Prosecutors argue that Davis has never left gang life, is a threat to witnesses and is a danger to the community.

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Former gang leader charged in killing of Tupac Shakur is allowed $750K bail and house arrest

January 9, 2024 at 4:36 p.m.

A judge in Nevada has set bail at $750,000 for a former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with orchestrating the killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in 1996. The judge...

A defendant who attacked a Nevada judge during his sentencing in a felony battery case remains jailed after what became a bloody brawl with court officials and attorneys. The 30-year-old defendant had to be wrestled away from the judge in a violent scene Wednesday that was captured by courtroom video in Las Vegas. Court officials said the judge was injured and a courtroom marshal was hospitalized with a gash on his forehead and a dislocated shoulder. Deobra Delone Redden refused Thursday to be brought from jail for another court appearance. The lawyer who was with him on Wednesday declined Thursday to comment.

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Defendant faces new charges after attacking a Nevada judge in court, which was caught on video

January 4, 2024 at 9:06 p.m.

A defendant who attacked a Nevada judge during his sentencing in a felony battery case remains jailed after what became a bloody brawl with court officials and attorneys. The 30-year-old...

A planned high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area got a Biden administration pledge on Tuesday of $3 billion to help start laying track, Nevada elected officials said.

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Biden administration pledges $6 billion to a pair of high-speed electric rail routes in the US West

December 6, 2023 at 7:06 p.m.

A planned high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area got a Biden administration pledge on Tuesday of $3 billion to help start laying track, Nevada elected...

A Nevada judge set a June 3 date for the murder trial of a former Southern California street gang leader who has become the only person ever charged in the 1996 killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.

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Ex-gang leader gets June date for Vegas murder trial stemming from 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

November 7, 2023 at 1:39 p.m.

A Nevada judge set a June 3 date for the murder trial of a former Southern California street gang leader who has become the only person ever charged in the...

The first arrest in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur had its roots in the investigation of the killing of Biggie Smalls.

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Arrest in Tupac Shakur killing stemmed from Biggie Smalls death investigation

October 6, 2023 at 12:05 p.m.

The first arrest in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur had its roots in the investigation of the killing of Biggie Smalls.

The man facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 27 years ago has made his first court appearance. Duane “Keffe D” Davis faced a Nevada judge Wednesday following his indictment last week. Police and prosecutors say Davis orchestrated the drive-by killing of the hip-hop icon in September 1996 and provided his nephew with the gun to do it. Davis has publicly described his role in the killing for several years. Court records list Edi Faal as his attorney. Davis denied an interview in jail where he's being held without bail.

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Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur’s fatal shooting makes first court appearance in Las Vegas

October 7, 2023 at 6:05 p.m.

The man facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 27 years ago has made his first court appearance. Duane “Keffe D” Davis faced...

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