Lil Durk Acquitted in Federal Murder-for-Hire Trial

A Los Angeles federal jury has acquitted Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk of all charges in his murder-for-hire trial. Jurors found the Chicago artist not guilty of murder-for-hire, conspiracy, and stalking resulting in death in connection with a 2022 killing. The verdict came after three days of deliberation.

Durk was arrested in 2024 over a shooting that killed the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo. Federal prosecutors had charged him in Los Angeles, where the jury cleared him on every count.

The verdict ends one of the most high-profile federal criminal cases against a major music artist in recent years. The Grammy winner walks away cleared of every count tied to the 2022 attack on his rival.