# Jury clears Lil Durk of all murder conspiracy allegations

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/lil-durk-acquitted-of-all-murder-for-hire-charges-in-federal-trial/
- Published: 2026-09-12T02:08:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-12T08:14:38+00:00
- Topics: Business, Markets

## Key points

- Lil Durk acquitted of all charges in murder-for-hire trial
- Case tied to 2022 killing of Quando Rondo's cousin
- He still faces racketeering charges, trial set for 5 October

## Summary

A federal jury acquitted rapper Lil Durk (Durk Devontay Banks, 33) of all charges in a murder-for-hire trial on Friday, bringing to a close a case that had run for nearly six years. He had been accused of orchestrating a plot to kill fellow rapper Quando Rondo in revenge for the 2020 killing of King Von, an artist on Banks' Only the Family label, though the shooting attributed to the scheme instead killed Quando Rondo's cousin, Saviay'a Robinson, in 2022.

Prosecutors alleged five men were involved and that Banks had offered money and career opportunities to whoever killed Quando Rondo, with a credit card linked to him and his label used to fly four men to Los Angeles to track the rapper down before they opened fire at a petrol station. During the trial, which began in August, witnesses including Kavon Grant, Keith Jones and rapper OTF Jam testified against Banks, but his defence portrayed them as unreliable. Banks' legal troubles are not over, however: he still faces a civil lawsuit over a separate death and a racketeering charge, and remains in custody ahead of a trial due to start on 5 October.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Trial](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/lil-durk-acquitted-murder-for-hire-trial-1236859311/)
- [Rolling Stone: Lil Durk Acquitted of All Charges at Trial Over Shooting That Killed Quando Rondo’s Cousin](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lil-durk-verdict-quando-rondo-conspiracy-trial-akademiks-1235622493/)
- [Consequence: Lil Durk Found Not Guilty in Murder-for-Hire Case](https://consequence.net/2026/09/jury-verdict-lil-durk-case/)

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