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Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire case has taken one other grim flip. The “Stand By Me” rapper is now being linked to the 2022 killing of Stephon Mack, who was fatally shot outdoors of Chicago’s Youth Peace Heart of Roseland.
Court docket data obtained by The Chicago Tribune on Thursday (Dec. 12) steered Mack was allegedly the chief of Smashville, a faction of the Gangster Disciples. The FBI additionally suspects that the slain 24-year-old would possibly’ve been linked to the 2021 homicide of Durk’s brother, Dontay “DThang” Banks.
In 2023, a federal agent wrote, “Lil Durk was and nonetheless is providing cash for folks to kill these liable for his brother’s homicide, and extra particularly, providing to pay cash for any Gangster Disciple that’s killed.”
Though two males have been charged in Mack’s loss of life, Durk has thankfully not been implicated. The Chicago investigation is ongoing, however federal prosecutors could reference the incident in his upcoming court docket listening to to help their case of protecting him in custody.
The Grammy-winning rapper is already dealing with critical hassle for his alleged function within the retaliatory capturing that left Quando Rondo’s cousin, Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson, useless. He was apprehended by U.S. Marshals in Miami after reportedly trying to flee the nation on a non-public jet.
Attorneys representing Durk informed The Chicago Tribune that the reliance on his rap lyrics within the case is “a obvious indication that there isn’t any actual proof towards that particular person.” They additional emphasised, “Mr. Banks has been intensely dedicated to giving again to the Chicago neighborhood he loves via his Neighborhood Heroes Basis and has placed on greater than a dozen charitable occasions over the previous few years. He’s trying ahead to combating towards these false allegations in court docket.”
Durk’s upcoming album, Deep Ideas, is ready to hit streaming companies on Jan. 31, 2025. It was postponed for the second time amid his authorized troubles.