Grammy-winning US rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, was acquitted on Friday in a federal murder-for-hire case. Banks was accused of orchestrating the revenge killing of Tyquian Bowman, cousin of rapper Quando Rondo, in a daytime ambush in Los Angeles four years ago. The 33-year-old rapper, who has had seven albums in the US Billboard chart's top five since 2019, was found not guilty of five felony counts, including murder for hire resulting in death and conspiracy.

If convicted, Banks could have faced a life sentence. Despite the acquittal, Banks remains in custody and faces a separate trial on October 5, where he will face racketeering murder and firearms charges.

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