Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles trial
A federal jury acquitted the Chicago rapper of all charges, ending a legal saga that began with allegations he orchestrated a hit on Quando Rondo.
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First reported by RSS: News, 4 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
8 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 12 Sept 2026. RSS: News published first, on 12 September at 00:19 UTC; Billboard followed 5 min later. The most recent article, from Billboard, appeared on 14 September at 15:52 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Guardian US (major outlet), RSS: News, Billboard, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Stereogum, NME.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- RSS: NewsLil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Plot
- BillboardLil Durk Acquitted of All Charges in Murder-for-Hire Trial Over Quando Rondo Attack
- Rolling StoneLil Durk Acquitted of All Charges at Trial Over Shooting That Killed Quando Rondo’s Cousin
- ConsequenceLil Durk Found Not Guilty in Murder-for-Hire Case
- VarietyLil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Trial
- The Guardian USUS rapper Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire scheme
- StereogumLil Durk Found Not Guilty Of Murder-For-Hire
- NMELil Durk found not guilty of murder for hire
- BillboardLil Durk Celebrates Acquittal in Murder-For-Hire Trial: ‘I Feel All the Love and Positive Energy’
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- US rapper Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire scheme The Guardian US ·
- Lil Durk Acquitted in Murder-for-Hire Trial Variety ·
- Lil Durk Celebrates Acquittal in Murder-For-Hire Trial: ‘I Feel All the Love and Positive Energy’ Billboard
- Lil Durk found not guilty of murder for hire NME
- Lil Durk Found Not Guilty Of Murder-For-Hire Stereogum
- Lil Durk Found Not Guilty in Murder-for-Hire Case Consequence
In this story
- Lil Durk
- Quando Rondo
- King Von