A Las Vegas jury has convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis of first-degree murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, bringing a verdict in a case that remained unsolved for nearly three decades. The words Davis spent years putting on the record ultimately became central to the case against him.

A Las Vegas jury found Davis, 63, guilty Monday, August 31, of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the killing of Shakur. Jurors deliberated for less than three hours before returning the verdict, according to the Associated Press. Davis faces a possible life sentence.

Prosecutors built much of their case around accounts Davis gave long after Shakur’s death. He discussed the shooting with investigators, in media appearances, and in his 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend. Those statements repeatedly placed Davis inside the Cadillac used in the drive-by shooting and described his involvement in events leading to Shakur’s death.

That left Davis’s defense in the unusual position of arguing against his own credibility. His attorneys maintained that he had embellished or fabricated his stories for money and attention while pointing to the absence of physical evidence placing him at the shooting. Prosecutors argued that despite differences across his accounts, Davis consistently acknowledged his involvement.

Notably, Davis was not accused of firing the fatal shots. Prosecutors said he helped organize the attack following an altercation at the MGM Grand, where Shakur and members of his entourage assaulted Davis’ nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson. Under Nevada law, a person who aids in a murder can be convicted without pulling the trigger.

Shakur was shot near the Las Vegas Strip on September 7, 1996, while riding with Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight. He died six days later at 25.

Davis was finally arrested in 2023. Nearly three years later, he is the first person convicted in Shakur’s killing.

After Monday’s verdict, Davis told the judge he intends to appeal. His sentencing is scheduled for October 13.