Rapper Lil Durk arrested on suspicion of murder for hire

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested on suspicion of ordering the murder of a rival in 2022 from his position as leader of the Chicago-based rap collective Only the Family, federal prosecutors said.

The arrest took place on Thursday near an airport where Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, was booked on a flight leaving the United States, according to a criminal complaint.

A defense attorney representing the artist did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for a statement in his defense.

Lil Durk made his initial appearance in federal court in the Southern District of Florida on Friday and was expected to be arraigned in federal court in Los Angeles in the coming weeks, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's office for the Central District of California, where the charges have be...
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