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Rapper Lil Durk acquitted of murder-for-hire at Los Angeles trial

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

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  1. Deliberations begin in murder-for-hire trial of rapper Lil Durk

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    Rapper Lil Durk acquitted of murder-for-hire at Los Angeles trial

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Deliberations expected Wednesday in Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial in LA (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A federal jury is expected to begin deliberating tomorrow in the trial of a Grammy-winning rapper and two others who are charged with stalking and killing a man in a bloody ambush near the Beverly Center in broad daylight four years ago.

  2. NBC Los Angeles

    Deliberations begin in murder-for-hire trial of rapper Lil Durk (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Lil Durk at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Crypto.com Arena on February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Jury arrives at verdict in Lil Durk murder-for-hire trial (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Lil Durk at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Crypto.com Arena on February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Jury finds Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk not guilty in murder-for-hire case (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Lil Durk at the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Crypto.com Arena on February 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

  5. ABC 30 Fresno

    Jury reaches verdict in rapper Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial in Los Angeles (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    Jurors have reached a verdict in the federal trial of Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk and two others who are charged with stalking and killing a man in a bloody ambush near the Beverly Center.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles federal jury acquits Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk in murder-for-hire case (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A Los Angeles federal grand jury found Chicago rapper Lil Durk, whose legal name is Durk Banks, not guilty in murder-for-hire trial

  7. Courthouse News Service

    Rapper Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    The Grammy-winning artist was charged with murder-for-hire over his role in the death of 24-year-old Saviay'a Robinson.

  8. Rolling Stone

    Lil Durk Acquitted of All Charges at Trial Over Shooting That Killed Quando Rondo’s Cousin (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    The Grammy-winning rapper was found not guilty of conspiracy, stalking resulting in death, and murder for hire and broke down crying as the verdict was read

  9. Foxla

    Rapper Lil Durk acquitted of all charges in Beverly Center murder-for-hire case (opens Foxla)

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    Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk was acquitted Friday on all charges alleging he orchestrated the revenge stalking and killing of a man in an ambush near the Beverly Center four years ago. Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, was accused of setting in motion a plan to kill Tyquian Bowman, a rival Atlanta rapper…

  10. Independent Journal Review

    Lil Durk Acquitted on All Murder-for-Hire Charges (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Federal jurors found Lil Durk not guilty on all murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles, while his co-defendants were convicted on stalking-related counts. Durk still faces separate racketeering charges and remains in custody ahead of further legal proceedings.

  11. Variety

    Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Trial (opens Variety)

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    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.

  12. CBS News

    Chicago rapper Lil Durk acquitted in Los Angeles murder-for-hire plot (opens CBS News)

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    A federal jury in Los Angeles has acquitted Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk in a murder-for-hire plot targeting another rapper.

  13. The Guardian

    US rapper Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire scheme (opens The Guardian)

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    Prosecutors accused musician, born Durk Banks, of putting bounty on fellow rapper in retaliation for friend’s killing Chicago rapper Lil Durk has been acquitted of all charges in a murder-for-hire scheme, in which a man was fatally gunned down in 2022.

  14. Sun Times

    Chicago Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk acquitted by federal jury in murder-for-hire case (opens Sun Times)

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    Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk was acquitted by a federal jury Friday in a murder-for-hire case held in Los Angeles. The Chicago rapper, whose given name is Durk Banks, was found not guilty of charges that included conspiracy, stalking resulting in death and two murder charges, according to the Los …

  15. PA Home Page

    Rapper Lil Durk acquitted of murder-for-hire at Los Angeles trial (opens PA Home Page)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

  16. UPI

    Grammy winning rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial (opens UPI)

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    Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk was acquitted Friday on charges of hiring a crew to kill a rival rapper as revenge for the death of his friend.

  17. New York Post

    Lil Durk acquitted in LA murder-for-hire plot that targeted rival rapper Quando Rondo (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Rapper Lil Durk, who was represented by Brian Steel, was acquitted by a Los Angeles federal jury of all charges in a murder-for-hire plot targeting rival Quando Rondo.

  18. BBC News

    Grammy-winning US rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    The Chicago rapper was arrested in 2024 and accused of involvement in a shooting that killed the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo.

  19. Breitbart News

    Grammy-Winning Rapper Lil Durk Acquitted of Murder-for-Hire (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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.

  20. KYMA Yuma

    Grammy winning rapper Lil Durk found not guilty in alleged murder-for-hire plot (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    A Los Angeles jury returned a not guilty verdict for grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk in an alleged murder-for-hire plot.

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