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Jury acquits rapper Lil Durk of all federal charges in 2022 murder-for-hire case
ABC7 Los Angeles • • general
Key Points:
- A Los Angeles jury found rapper Lil Durk (Durk Banks) not guilty on all federal charges related to a 2022 murder-for-hire plot resulting in a man's death near the Beverly Center.
- Prosecutors alleged Lil Durk orchestrated the plan to kill rival rapper Tyquian Bowman (Quando Rondo) as revenge for the 2020 killing of his friend King Von, but the plot mistakenly led to the death of Bowman's cousin, Saviay'a Robinson.
- Lil Durk's defense argued he had no involvement and claimed his former personal assistant was responsible for setting up the killing.
- Two co-defendants were convicted of stalking and conspiracy to commit stalking, while Lil Durk was acquitted of all charges, avoiding a potential life sentence.
- Fans celebrated outside the courthouse following the verdict, and Lil Durk recently won a 2024 Grammy for his song "All My Life" featuring J. Cole.
