Chicago rapper Lil Durk acquitted in Los Angeles murder-for-hire plot

Updated on: September 11, 2026 / 8:54 PM CDT / CBS Chicago

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

Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, had faced multiple felony counts, including charges of murder, stalking and conspiracy.

Five other people associated with Lil Durk's Chicago-based rap collective, "Only the Family" or "OTF," were also accused in the case.

A jury found Durk not guilty of all charges on Friday. Two co-defendants who were tried alongside Durk, Deandre "OTF Dede" Wilson and David "Browneyez" Lindsey, were convicted of stalking and stalking conspiracy charges, but acquitted of murder for hire.

Federal prosecutors accused Durk of a plot to kill Atlanta rapper Quando Rondo, whose real name is Tyquian Bowman.

Rondo was the intended target of a 2022 shooting in which gunfire missed him but killed his cousin, 24-year-old Saviay'a Robinson, near the Beverly Center in L.A.

Investigators believe the plot against Quando Rondo was retaliation for the earlier murder of Chicago OTF rapper King Von, who was killed during an early morning exchange of gunfire outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge in Atlanta, authorities said.

Authorities say Durk…

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