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Jury reaches verdict in Lil Durk murder-for-hire trial
By The BriefBrief · Sources (6)
Filed: Sep 09, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Summary: A Los Angeles jury has reached a verdict in rapper Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire trial with two co-defendants, stemming from an ambush shooting near the Beverly Center four years ago. Prosecutors said Durk Banks set a plan to stalk and kill Tyquian Bowman, known as Quando Rondo, and that Bowman’s cousin was killed in a daylight shooting on Aug. 19, 2022. The verdict is expected to be read in court Friday afternoon.
WHO: Rapper Lil Durk (Durk Banks) and two co-defendants; prosecutors; Tyquian Bowman (Quando Rondo); Bowman’s cousin
WHAT: Jury verdict reached in murder-for-hire trial related to an ambush shooting near the Beverly Center
WHEN: Sep 11, 2026
WHERE: Los Angeles, CA
WHY: Prosecutors alleged Banks set in motion a plan to stalk, hunt and kill Tyquian Bowman, which prosecutors said led to the death of Bowman’s cousin in the Aug. 19, 2022 shooting.
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