Lil Durk murder-for-hire trial and acquittal 2026
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Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial
Federal prosecutors accused Banks of plotting to kill Tyquian Bowman in retaliation for the murder of rapper King Von.
Lil Durk's real name is Durk Devontay Banks.
King Von was killed in 2020 during an exchange of gunfire in Atlanta.
Rapper Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire scheme
The federal jury verdict was delivered on a Friday.
Kacey Hester testified that he had been a shooter in the attack.
Prosecutors accused Lil Durk, born Durk Banks, of putting a bounty on Atlanta rapper Tayquian Bowman's life.
Rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial
The jury deliberated for three days before reaching a verdict.
Tyquian Bowman, also known as Rondo, was unharmed in the shooting but his cousin Saviay'a Robinson was killed.
Federal prosecutors accused Banks of plotting to kill Bowman in retaliation for the murder of Chicago rapper King Von.
Lil Durk murder-for-hire trial verdict
Saviay'a Robinson, Bowman's cousin, was shot on August 19, 2022.
Lil Durk's defense team argued that his former personal assistant Kavon Grant set up the intended killing.
Co-defendants Deandre Dontrell Wilson and David Brian Lindsey were convicted of stalking and conspiracy to commit stalking charges.