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Federal Jury Acquits Rapper Lil Durk in Los Angeles Murder-for-Hire Trial
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Lil Durk, legally named Durk Devontay Banks, faced federal charges including conspiracy, stalking, and interstate murder for hire. Federal prosecutors alleged that Banks offered a financial bounty to target rival performer Tyquian Bowman, known professionally as Quando Rondo, following the fatal shooting of rapper King Von outside an Atlanta lounge. Assailants opened fire near the Beverly Center in Los Angeles in August 2022, missing Bowman but fatally shooting his 24-year-old cousin, Saviay'a Robinson. Jurors returned not guilty verdicts on all counts for Banks, while co-defendants Deandre Wilson and David Lindsey were acquitted of murder for hire but convicted on stalking and conspiracy offenses. Banks, who won a Grammy Award in 2024 for Best Melodic Rap Performance, would have faced a maximum penalty of life in federal prison if convicted.
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A federal jury in Los Angeles acquitted musical artist Lil Durk of all felony charges stemming from an alleged 2022 murder-for-hire plot.
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