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Attorney who represented ‘Keffe D’ in Tupac Shakur murder trial dead at 55

Tupac Trial Defense attorney Michael Sanft questions a witness during the Duane Davis murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (David Becker/Pool Photo via AP) (David Becker/David Becker/Pool AFP via AP)

LAS VEGAS — The defense attorney who represented Tupac Shakur’s murder suspect has died.

Michael Sanft was found dead inside his Las Vegas home on Friday, Nov. 6, at the age of 55, according to CBS News.

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Sanft represented Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the murder trial of Tupac Shakur.

Davis was convicted in August for his role in Shakur’s death and was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.

Sanft’s cause of death has not been released at this time.

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