Did Lil Durk murder King Von?

Lil Durk is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. I think he likes guns and the chaos in his life. I am making this statement not because I hate him or I want to defame him, but because I dug deep into his life and found out that in 2011, he got arrested under weapon charges. In 2013, he got arrested for throwing a loaded .40 Calibre handgun into his car when police approached him. In 2019, Durk and King Von got arrested under the charges of a non-lethal shooting that took place early that year on February 5. According to prosecutors, the two men robbed and shot a man outside a popular Atlanta drive-in, for a Jeep Cherokee and $30,000. It shows how much he likes guns and shootouts.  

Why did Lil Durk get arrested again?

Due to the connection with the murder of King Von, five men got arrested in Chicago. After doing the investigation Chicago police found out that they were going to kill Quando Rondo next. It was a hire-for-murder scenario. According to the sources, those five members are also part of Lil Durk’s OTF group, Which is a hip-hop group from Chicago. These five are also part of the murder of King von. 

Lil Durk was arrested due to the connection with those members, as he may be the main culprit behind King von’s death and the Quando Rondo murder planning.

Arrest and legal proceedings:

Asa Houston, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, and Kavon London Grant all five were taken into custody for hire for murder charges. According to the prosecution, all five individuals had ties to OTF, a group that Lil Durk, a significant player in Chicago's drill rap scene and King Von's mentor, co-founded. The indictment describes how OTF-affiliated credit cards were used to pay for flights and rental cars connected to the murder scheme. Two of the five defendants were found to be members of a street gang in Chicago.

Federal authorities are still looking into OTF’s roles in several other crimes that happened according to them. The mother of FBG Duck, another Chicago rapper who was killed in 2020, filed a complaint and she was claiming that Lil Durk, King Von and OTF were involved in her son’s shooting.

How is Lil Durk connected?

On 25 October 2024, Lil Durk was arrested by federal authorities. The official charges have not been disclosed yet by the authorities. The reason why he called for the investigation is pretty clear: all the five members who were arrested are related to Lil Durk. The prosecution says that the car rental and the flight expenses are paid from the OTF cards. In 2020, he was also being questioned about the murder of King Von. If he is found guilty in a murder case then the judge can sentence him life imprisonment or a death penalty.

Today's era of industry is quite dangerous, if I am being honest. Everyone is jealous of everyone. No one is your friend until you are giving them something. The case of Lil Durk and King Von is one of the examples of it. It is yet another case of a rapper losing at the hands of the system.