Overview
- A Los Angeles federal jury found Durk Banks, known as Lil Durk, not guilty on all counts after three days of deliberations on Friday, Sept. 11.
- Two co‑defendants, Deandre Wilson and David Lindsey, were convicted of conspiracy and stalking charges tied to the 2022 Beverly Center shooting and were acquitted of the murder‑for‑hire counts.
- The government’s case relied heavily on testimony from cooperating witnesses, including two admitted shooters and a former assistant, backed by travel, financial, phone and surveillance records.
- Durk’s defense challenged the use of artistic and media material in court and sought to reopen a disputed 2023 DJ Akademiks interview clip, but the judge denied the emergency request.
- Although the verdict removes the immediate threat of life sentences in this case, Durk remains detained as prosecutors prepare a severed racketeering trial scheduled for early October and may seek continued detention.