Las Vegas defense attorney in Tupac Shakur murder case found dead at 55
Michael Sanft represented Duane "Keffe D" Davis, who was convicted in August and sentenced in October to 40 years to life.
Michael Sanft, the Las Vegas defense attorney who represented Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the Tupac Shakur murder case, was found dead inside his home on a Friday morning, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He was 55. Police told the outlet the death did not appear suspicious, and the cause and manner have not yet been determined. Davis, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon in August and was sentenced Oct. 13 to 40 years to life. He is the first person convicted in connection with Shakur's 1996 killing. Sanft had argued there was no evidence beyond Davis' own statements placing his client in Las Vegas or inside the Cadillac used in the shooting. Shakur was shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996, and died six days later at age 25. A close friend of Sanft's, Michael Sloan, confirmed his death.
Key points
- Sanft, 55, was found dead at his Las Vegas home; police say it does not appear suspicious.
- Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life for the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
Read the original reporting
Summarized with AI from the sources above and reviewed before publishing.
