Defense attorney in Tupac Shakur murder case found dead in Las Vegas home

Michael Sanft, the defense attorney for Duane 'Keffe D' Davis in the Tupac Shakur murder trial, was found dead at his Las Vegas home on Friday at age 55. Las Vegas police said the death did not appear suspicious. Sanft's client was recently convicted and sentenced to 40 years to life for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting.

Michael Sanft, the defense attorney who represented Duane 'Keffe D' Davis in the trial for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, was found dead at his Las Vegas home on Friday at age 55, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The manner of death has not been determined, but Las Vegas police said the death did not appear suspicious. Sanft's death came just weeks after his client was found guilty and sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the drive-by shooting that killed Shakur. A jury convicted Davis of masterminding the murder to avenge the beating of his nephew by Shakur and members of the rapper's entourage inside the MGM Grand casino on September 7, 1996. Davis has said he will appeal his conviction. No further details were immediately available.