- American rapper Lil Durk has been cleared by a federal jury in Los Angeles of involvement in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting rival artist Quando Rondo.
- The Grammy-winning artist was acquitted of conspiracy, murder for hire, and stalking resulting in death following three days of jury deliberations.
- High-profile figures such as Ye, previously known as Kanye West , and Machine Gun Kelly attended the fortnight-long trial in downtown Los Angeles, while crowds of supporters, content creators and streamers congregated outside the courthouse.
- The August 2022 shooting at a Los Angeles gas station left Rondo unharmed but resulted in the death of his 24-year-old cousin, Saviay’a Robinson.
- Co-defendants David Lindsey and Deandre Wilson were cleared of murder for hire, but both were convicted of stalking offences resulting in death.
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Rapper Lil Durk acquitted in gas station murder-for-hire trial
