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Chicago Rapper Lil Durk Arrested In Florida, Charged In Murder-For-Hire Plot

This comes hours after five people associated with his music business were also accused in the case.

(CBS Chicago)

CHICAGO (CBS) —Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk has been charged in a murder-for-hire plot and is now in custody. The FBI said he was arrested Thursday night in South Florida as he attempted to flee the country.

Lil Durk — the stage name of Durk Banks of Chicago — was arrested in Florida Thursday night. Investigators believe he allegedly targeted rapper Quando Rondo's cousin, 24-year-old Saviay'a Robinson, who was killed in 2022.

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