Lil Durk ’s federal murder-for-hire trial has reached the jury stage, with the rapper’s fate now in the hands of a 12-member jury in Los Angeles . Prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their closing arguments on Tuesday, September 8, setting the stage for deliberations in the case involving an alleged plot to kill rival rapper Quando Rondo.
Durk, whose real name is Durk Banks, is accused of helping orchestrate the 2022 Los Angeles shooting targeting Rondo. The intended victim survived, but Rondo’s 24-year-old cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, was killed when masked gunmen opened fire on a vehicle in West Hollywood .
When will Lil Durk verdict come?
Defense attorney Drew Findling also accused the LAPD investigation of being affected by “implicit bias. The defense has sought to shift responsibility for Robinson’s killing toward Grant, arguing that he acted independently and used Banks’ resources without his direction. The immediate next step is jury deliberation. If jurors reach a unanimous verdict on the charges, the court will announce the outcome.
One text from Banks to Smith after the shooting read, “Don’t book no flights under no names involved wit me,” according to the prosecution’s evidence presented at trial.
