The trial over Tupac Shakur’s murder ended with a guilty verdict. But did it bring closure?

For nearly 30 years, the story of Tupac Shakur’s killing existed somewhere between an unsolved murder and hip-hop mythology.

His death became intertwined with the killing of Christopher Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G., six months later. Together, the deaths of two of rap’s biggest stars came to symbolize a combustible era commonly reduced to three words: East versus West. The mystery was compounded by reluctant witnesses, distrust of law enforcement and questions about why police in Las Vegas and Compton hadn’t pursued charges until now.

Now, a Las Vegas jury has delivered something that seemed elusive for decades: a conviction.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon in Shakur’s 1996 killing. Jurors deliberated for less than three hours. Davis was the only person ever charged in the case.

The verdict provides a legal answer to one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. But after decades of books, documentaries