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Ex-gang leader gets 40 years to life for Tupac Shakur murder

Original: Ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder

A former gang leader has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, marking the first conviction in a case that went unsolved for nearly three decades. The sentencing closes a long chapter in one of music history's most infamous murders, and reaction has focused on justice finally arriving for the 25-year-old artist.

Why now: It is the first major legal resolution in Tupac Shakur's killing, a case unsolved for nearly 30 years that remains one of music's most notorious murders.

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• Ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder · Reuters
• Ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder · Hawaii Tribune-Herald

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