Rapper Lil Durk arrested for murder-for-hire

Rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in South Florida as part of a murder plot, according to the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.

Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, is being held by the US Marshals Service, records show.

Banks is accused of being the leader of a Chicago-based rap collective called Only the Family, which operates as a group of people who commit violence, including murder and assault, at the direction of Banks, according to a federal criminal complaint filed Thursday with the U.S. Attorney’s Office -District Court for the Central District of California filed.

He is accused of “paying out a bounty for a person with whom Banks had an argument,” the lawsuit says.

On August 19, 2022, several OTF members allegedly used two vehicles and worked together to “locate, stalk and murder TB at a gas station in Los Angeles,” the complaint states.

“The co-conspirators fired at least 18 shots into TB’s vehicle, striking and killing SR—TB’s family member who was traveling with TB,” the complaint states.

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Banks is one of five co-conspirators charged in the incident. According to the complaint, crimes such as murder, contract killing and conspiracy to commit murder resulting in death were committed.

The federal complaint said five people were paid to travel from Chicago to Los Angeles to commit the murder. All five individuals were arrested and search warrants were executed at locations associated with the OTF members.

Banks made his initial appearance Friday afternoon at the C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse in Miami. Banks’ attorney, Alek Ubieta, asked for privacy after leaving court, telling Miami ABC affiliate WPLG: “We will not be commenting at this time.”

ABC News also reached out to Ubieta.

The 32-year-old Chicago rapper won a Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance earlier this year for “All My Life” featuring J. Cole. His albums “The Voice,” released in 2020, and “7220,” released in 2022, were both certified platinum. His latest album should be released next month.

Durk is one of the industry’s most popular drill rap artists, a controversial hip-hop subgenre that originated in Chicago and was popularized by rappers such as Durk and Chief Keef, Fredo Santana and G Herbo. It is known for its often violent lyrics and its connection to Chicago gang culture.

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