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    What we know about alleged murder for hire

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    Chicago rapper Lil Durk was arrested in Florida on Thursday on murder-for-hire charges, following the arrest of five men associated with Lil Durk’s hip-hop collective Only The Family who were also charged with murder-for-hire in a plot that allegedly targeted the rapper Quando Rondo in retaliation for the murder of rapper King Von in 2020.

    Key facts

    Lil Durk, 32, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, is being held in a Broward County, Florida, jail following his arrest on Thursday, according to Broward County arrest records.

    Arrest records say Lil Durk was arrested on murder-for-hire charges, but the exact nature of his involvement in an alleged murder plot is unclear.

    Earlier Thursday, five men — Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey and Asa Houston — who prosecutors allege are associated with Only The Family, were arrested in Chicago and appeared at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, the Chicago Tribune reported. .

    According to an indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, the charges against the five men include conspiracy to commit murder for hire resulting in death and use of a machine gun resulting in death.

    Prosecutors alleged that the five men conspired in 2022 to kill rapper Quando Rondo in retaliation for a 2020 altercation between his crew and King Von’s crew, during which a gunfire occurred that killed King Von, for which Quando Rondo’s subsidiary Timothy ” Asshole Tim” Leeks was charged with murder.

    Prosecutors say the five men traveled to Los Angeles to shoot and kill Quando Rondo in his car, but their gunfire instead killed his cousin, Saviay’a Robinson, known as Lul Pab, who was a was a passenger in the vehicle.

    Forbes has reached out to representatives for Lil Durk and attorneys for the five men arrested in Chicago.

    Who is Lil Durk?

    Lil Durk is a rapper from Chicago who formed the group Only The Family in 2010, with which he released six albums. King Von was a member of Only The Family before his assassination. Lil Durk broke through in the 2010s after signing with Def Jam Records and releasing the albums ‘Remember My Name’ in 2015 and ‘Lil Durk 2X’ in 2016. He later signed with Alamo Records and earned his first Grammy nominations for “Laugh Now.” Cry Later,” a collaboration with Drake, in 2021. He topped the Billboard 200 for the first time in 2022 with “7220” and released his biggest hit, “All My Life,” his Grammy-winning collaboration with J. Cole. in 2023.

    Important background

    King Von, whose real name is Dayvon Daquan Bennett, was shot and killed outside a hookah lounge in Atlanta in the early hours of November 6, 2020. Local police said King Von’s group was involved in a feud with another group led by Quando. Rondo, and the “argument quickly escalated into gunfire” around 3:20 a.m., during which six people were shot and two were killed. Surveillance footage published by TMZ appeared to show King Von throwing punches at Quando Rondo and his crew, which cited unnamed sources who claimed King Von’s crew approached Quando Rondo while he was taking a nap in his car. Two weeks after the shooting, Quando Rondo released a song titled “End of Story,” which apparently addressed his role in the incident. He claimed the gunfire was “self-defense,” rapping, “he should never have touched my hands, look at the footage, that’s all the evidence.”

    Surprising fact

    Prior to his arrest, Lil Durk was promoting his new album ‘Deep Thoughts’, which will be released on November 22nd. He had released several new songs in October, including “Late Checkout,” which he released two weeks ago.

    Read more

    Five in Chicago accused of murder-for-hire in LA to avenge the murder of rapper King Von (Chicago Tribune)

    Quando Rondo Discusses King Von’s Fatal Shooting in “End of Story” (Complex)

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