Grammy-winning US rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial

BBC World Saturday 12 September 2026, 08:04 UTC 1 min read

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The Chicago rapper was arrested in 2024 and accused of involvement in a shooting that killed the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo.

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