Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial
Co-defendants were convicted on stalking counts after jurors rejected prosecutors’ claim that Durk bankrolled a revenge plot tied to King Von’s 2020 killing.
- On Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, a federal jury in Los Angeles acquitted Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, of all charges in his murder-for-hire trial after a two-week proceeding.
- Prosecutors alleged the August 2022 shooting targeted rival Quando Rondo, born Tyquian Bowman, as retaliation for King Von's 2020 killing; Bowman survived but his cousin Saviaya Robinson died.
- Defense lawyer Drew Findling called the government's three cooperating witnesses "fraudster" and "master of deception," arguing they testified to avoid "life" sentences rather than tell the truth.
- Jurors convicted co-defendants Deandre Wilson and David Lindsey of stalking and conspiracy charges but acquitted them of murder-for-hire counts, splitting the verdict across the defendants.
- Despite this acquittal, Durk faces a second upcoming federal trial focused on separate racketeering charges, leaving his broader legal troubles unresolved.
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Lil Durk Is Off the Hook in Murder-for-Hire Case
A federal jury on Friday found rapper Lil Durk not guilty of the expected killing for hire of rival rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of the late's cousin. The jury deliberated for three days before paying the 33-year-old Grammy-winning...
Grammy-Winning Rapper Lil Durk Acquitted of Murder-for-Hire
A federal jury on Friday found rapper Lil Durk not guilty of the attempted killing for hire of rival rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station, a shooting that resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin.
Why Lil Durk Remains in Jail After Murder-for-Hire Acquittal | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
*Lil Durk was acquitted on every charge in his federal murder-for-hire trial, but the Grammy-winning Chicago rapper isn’t going home because prosecutors still have a separate racketeering case against him. A Los Angeles federal jury cleared Durk, whose legal name is Durk Banks, on Friday after three days of deliberations. The verdict ended a high-stakes … The post Why Lil Durk Remains in Jail After Murder-for-Hire Acquittal appeared first on EUR…
Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial - Regional Media News
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Grammy-winning rap artist Lil Durk was acquitted on Friday of all charges in a federal murder-for-hire case accusing him of orchestrating the revenge killing of a man shot dead in a daytime ambush in Los Angeles [...]
US rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial
Grammy-winning rapper Durk Devontay Banks, popularly known as Lil Durk, has been acquitted of all charges in a federal murder-for-hire case over a 2022 shooting in Los Angeles that left the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo dead. A Los Angeles jury found the rapper not guilty of all five federal felony counts after three […] US rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial
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