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Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Trial

Variety · September 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM

Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Trial

A Los Angeles federal jury on Friday found Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk not guilty of murder-for-hire, conspiracy and stalking resulting in death charges in the 2022 killing of rapper Quando Rondo’s cousin, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Prosecutors alleged that rapper (real name: Durk Banks)

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Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Trial

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