An emotional Lil Durk broke down in court Friday as a federal jury in Los Angeles found him not guilty on all counts in his federal murder-for-hire trial.
Dressed in a tan suit with his hair cut short, the Chicago hip-hop star began to openly weep after the verdict was read.
His trial began on Aug. 20, 2026. The case went to the jury on Tuesday of this week and jurors deliberated all day Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The 33-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Durk Banks, had been charged with orchestrating a plot to kill rival rapper Quando Rondo, whose legal name is Tyquian Bowman.
Banks faced multiple counts, including conspiracy to use interstate facilities to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death as well as stalking resulting in death.
Bowman escaped the ambush unharmed at a gas station near the Beverly Center in Los Angeles in August 2022. But his cousin, Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson, was fatally shot.
Federal authorities alleged the shooting was carried out in retaliation for the killing of Banks’ close friend and fellow rapper Dayvon “King Von” Bennett.
The other two defendants in the case — David Lindsey and Deondre Wilson — were both convicted on multiple counts Friday.
While Banks prevailed Friday, his legal troubles are not over. He will remain in custody pending a second trial on a racketeering count.
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