Lil Durk has been named another filing which is in connection to a murder-for-hire plot involving the death of Stephon Mack, according to Chicago Tribune.
The news outlet reports that authorities suggest that Mack’s killing was motivated by retaliation for the death of Durk’s brother, “D Thang,” on January 27, 2022. As we previously reported, the Chicago rapper was arrested and was accused of hiring five associates to kill Georgia rapper Quando Rondo, whose real name is Tyquian Terrel Bowman. This was allegedly in revenge for the 2020 murder of Chicago rapper King Von. The complaint stated that Durk offered money for Bowman’s killing.
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According to the Chicago Tribune, the latest updates surfaced in a warrant application that was initially filed back in April 2023 but didn’t get unsealed until Wednesday.
The report claims that Durk is implicated in the January 2022 murder of 24-year-old Stephon Mack, who was shot and killed while leaving a youth center in Roseland.
The Tribune also links this shooting to the 2021 murder of Dontay Banks, Mack’s brother, who was killed outside a nightclub in Harvey.
Mack suffered gunshot wounds to his head and chest and was pronounced dead at a hospital. A 40-year-old security guard at the youth center was also shot in the leg but managed to survive the incident, officials confirmed.
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Federal prosecutors have charged 24-year-old Anthony Montgomery-Wilson and 23-year-old Preston Powell, both from Chicago, with conspiring with others to carry out Mack’s fatal shooting in exchange for money.
