{
  "id": 6846831,
  "title": "Rapper Lil Durk acquitted of murder-for-hire at Los Angeles trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/rapper-lil-durk-acquitted-of-murder-for-hire-at-los-angeles-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T02:38:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/2026/09/11/rapper-lil-durk-acquitted-of-murder-for-hire-at-los-angeles-trial"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A federal jury in Los Angeles acquitted rapper Lil Durk of conspiracy, stalking resulting in death, and murder for hire on Friday. The charges stemmed from an alleged plot to have rival rapper Quando Rondo killed in a Los Angeles gas station shooting that killed Rondo's cousin in 2020. Durk, the 33-year-old Chicago hip-hop artist, was found not guilty by the 12-person jury after three days of deliberation. His co-defendants, Deandre Wilson and David Lindsey, were convicted of conspiracy to commit stalking but acquitted of murder for hire. The prosecution alleged that Durk paid for the murder in August 2022, but the jury found him innocent. Durk supporters, including music stars Machine Gun Kelly and Kanye West, were in the courtroom during the trial. Durk remains in custody pending a second trial on a racketeering charge.",
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    "Lil Durk acquitted of murder-for-hire conspiracy charges",
    "Trial lasted three days with 12-person jury",
    "Co-defendants convicted of stalking but acquitted of murder"
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  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/6846831.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Lil Durk verdict: Jury decision made in rapper's murder-for-hire trial? Details amid ‘quiet’ day at LA courthouse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/lil-durk-verdict-jury-decision-made-in-rappers-murder-for-hire-trial",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:30:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rolling Stone",
        "title": "Lil Durk Acquitted of All Charges at Trial Over Shooting That Killed Quando Rondo’s Cousin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/lil-durk-acquitted-of-all-charges-at-trial-over-shooting-that-killed",
        "published": "2026-09-12T00:26:56.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "US rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/us-rapper-lil-durk-acquitted-in-murder-for-hire-trial",
        "published": "2026-09-12T09:44:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Rapper Lil Durk acquitted of murder-for-hire at Los Angeles trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/rapper-lil-durk-acquitted-of-murder-for-hire-at-los-angeles-trial",
        "published": "2026-09-13T06:58:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}