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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Karan Kaushik

Lil Durk Trial Begins: Rapper Faces Life in Prison in Explosive Case Prosecutors Say Involves Alleged Hit Plot

Durk was arrested in October 2024 near Miami International Airport (Credit: Lil Durk/Instagram)

Rapper Lil Durk's long-awaited federal murder-for-hire trial has begun in Los Angeles, nearly two years after his arrest over an alleged plot to kill fellow rapper Quando Rondo.

Jury selection began on Thursday, 20 August, with prosecutors accusing Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, of financing a 2022 shooting targeting Rondo. Durk has pleaded not guilty and denied the allegations.

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