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Rapper Lil Durk Acquitted of Murder-for-Hire at Los Angeles Trial
Jurors rejected prosecutors’ claim that he arranged the 2022 shooting after hearing testimony from three cooperating witnesses and watching video evidence.
- 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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American rapper Lil Durk, winner of the Grammy in 2024, was acquitted in a federal court in Los Angeles of charges of ordering the murder of a rival musician.What HappenedThe 33-year-old artist was cleared of all charges in the
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VGGrammy-winning rapper Lil Durk (33) has been acquitted in a California court of ordering a hit on rapper Quando Rondo in 2022.
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