# Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Trial

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lil-durk-acquitted-in-murder-for-hire-trial/
- Published: 2026-09-12T20:37:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-13T02:42:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/music/news/lil-durk-acquitted-murder-for-hire-trial-1236859311/

## Key points

- Lil Durk acquitted of all murder-for-hire and conspiracy charges
- Co-defendants convicted of stalking but also cleared of murder-for-hire
- Case centred on 2022 shooting that killed Quando Rondo's cousin

## Summary

A Los Angeles federal jury has acquitted Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk of murder-for-hire, conspiracy and stalking-resulting-in-death charges over the 2022 killing of Saviay'a Robinson, cousin of rapper Quando Rondo. Prosecutors had alleged that Durk, real name Durk Banks, orchestrated a revenge attack on Quando Rondo (born Tyquian Bowman) following the 2020 death of his friend King Von, but gunmen instead killed Robinson when they opened fire on a vehicle at the Beverly Center mall. Co-defendants Deandre Wilson and David Lindsey were convicted of stalking-related charges but, like Durk, were acquitted of murder-for-hire, bringing the high-profile case to a close.

The prosecution's case rested heavily on three cooperating witnesses, including Durk's former assistant Kavon Grant, whom defence lawyers Brian Steel and Drew Findling dismissed as unreliable "snitches" seeking lighter sentences of their own, arguing they had manipulated investigators and prosecutors alike. Gunmen were said to have fired 18 rounds at the car carrying Bowman and Robinson, and prosecutors framed Durk as having used his "money, power and influence" to pursue the attack, though jurors were not persuaded. The trial drew significant public attention, with celebrities including Kanye West and MGK appearing in support of Durk, whose Chicago drill-scene status and Grammy-winning single "All My Life" underscored his prominence throughout proceedings.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Trial](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/lil-durk-acquitted-murder-for-hire-trial-1236859311/)
- [Far Out: Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/lil-durk-acquitted-in-murder-for-hire-trial/)
- [BBC Entertainment: Grammy-winning US rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kx0jje18wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)

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