Rapper “Lil Durk” Was Picked up by Federal Agents in Florida on a “Murder-for-hire” charge.

October 25, 2024- The Grammy award-winning Chicago native, Durk Devontay Banks “Lil Durk”, was arrested on a murder-for-hire charge in Florida today.

The rapper allegedly had planned a flight to Italy before the charges were filed.

His arrest comes days after members of his hip-hop group, OTF, were found guilty of a 2022 shooting that involved the death of rapper Quando Rondo’s cousin. Durk founded the rap group OTF in 2010 and since then the group has been the center of Chicago drill rap.

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Chicago rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in South Florida and charged with murder for hire, local law enforcement confirmed on 24 October. The 32-year-old rapper, real name Durk Banks, who was injured on stage at Lolapalooza 2022 and also won a Grammy in February, has ties to the OTF collective (Only the Family) and is currently being held in Broward County Jail with a mugshot being released #lildurk #fyp #news #trending #hiphop

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The five men charged with the shooting are believed to have done so as a retaliation to the shooting of another Chicago rapper, King Von. Von was signed to OTF and was killed in 2020.

A friend of Quando Rondo was charged with the murder of King Von, however the charges were later dropped.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, a new indictment claims that the five men were offered money and music opportunities to carry out the hit on Quando Rondo.

Two years ago, Durk was also tried for an attempted murder charge following an Atlanta shooting.

Durk’s lawyers, Brian Bieber and Alek Ubieta confirmed that Durk was in fact picked up while attempting to leave the country. His first appearance in federal court will be on Friday in Florida.

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