Lil Durk on Trial in LA Over Murder-for-Hire Revenge Plot Targeting Quando Rondo

Prosecutors in Los Angeles opened the murder-for-hire trial of Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk (Durk Banks), alleging he orchestrated a revenge plot after the death of King Von to have Quando Rondo killed; a botched ambush instead killed Rondo’s cousin Saviay’a Robinson. Banks’ defense blames his former assistant Kavon Grant for logistics and says Banks was not involved; three co-conspirators have pleaded guilty and will testify. Banks, 33, denies charges of stalking resulting in death and conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, while prosecutors say his wealth funded the scheme and he used coded language to direct killings. The case highlights the debate over rap lyrics and coded threats as evidence.