格莱美获奖说唱歌手Lil Durk在雇凶杀人案中被宣判无罪

格莱美获奖说唱歌手Lil Durk（本名德克·班克斯）在洛杉矶联邦法院因雇凶杀人指控被陪审团宣判全部无罪。12 检方指控他因2020年好友King Von被杀而对亚特兰大说唱艺人Tayquian Bowman下达悬赏。2 2022年，Bowman在西好莱坞一处加油站遭伏击，其表哥Saviay'a Robinson在枪击中丧生。2

审判期间，证人Kacey Hester声称曾是袭击中的射手，并表示Banks询问过袭击细节，具体说法为"有人被击中吗？你射了多少次？你做了什么？"2 尽管控方提出了证人证词，但辩护团队成功质疑了证人的可信度。2 此案因吸引众多粉丝和名人支持者到法院而备受关注。2

Lil Durk仍面临第二次庭审，涉及勒索和谋杀指控，定于2024年10月5日进行。2 检方指控他为Only the Family的领导者，该组织被控为犯罪企业和唱片公司。2

A federal jury in Los Angeles has found Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk not guilty of murder-for-hire charges 12. The case centered on allegations that Durk, whose real name is Derrick Banks, orchestrated a scheme to kill Atlanta rapper Tayquian Bowman in retaliation for the 2020 death of his friend King Von 2.

Prosecutors claimed that Banks placed a bounty on Bowman, which led to an ambush at a West Hollywood gas station in 2022 2. During the attack, Bowman's cousin Saviay'a Robinson was fatally shot 2. A witness named Kacey Hester testified that he was the shooter and claimed Banks questioned him about the incident, asking: "Did somebody get hit? How many times did you shoot? What did you do?" 2. Despite the prosecution's witness testimony, the defense team successfully challenged the credibility of witnesses, resulting in the acquittal 2.

Banks still faces a second trial on charges of racketeering and murder in connection with his alleged leadership of Only the Family, an organization prosecutors described as both a criminal enterprise and record label 2. The case drew significant attention to the Los Angeles federal courthouse, attracting numerous fans and celebrity supporters 2.