Why is Lil Durk sued? FBG Duck's mother Lasheena Weekly files lawsuit over 2020 Gold Coast shooting that killed her son

On October 9, 2024, the late rapper FBG Duck's mother, Lasheena Weekly, sued fellow rapper Lil Durk for his alleged connection to her son's murder in August 2020. FBG Duck was fatally shot 16 times at a Gold Coast Dolce & Gabbana outlet by O-Block gang members. The incident also left two others injured, including the late rapper's girlfriend Cashae Williams.

In the lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Weekly accused Lil Durk, his label Only The Family (OTF) and his protege, the late rapper King Von, of being involved in her son's murder. Other defendants include high-profile record labels like Universal Music, Alamo Records, and Sony Music, whom the lawsuit claimed “salivated in the profit garnered by the depiction and eventual killing of FBG Duck.”

According to NBC Chicago, Duck's murder was reportedly the result of a gang rivalry due to his and Von's gang affiliations. The rivalry led to the two warring rappers battling through diss tracks. Von died in an Atlanta shooting in November 2020.

According to court documents, the lawsuit alleged that Lil Durk and the other record labels knew about Duck and Von's rivalry, aspiring to profit from it to "build a brand of violence and reality rap." The lawsuit added:

“They understood that reality rap, violence, controversy, beefs and notoriety were good for driving increased record sales, streams and views, for building a brand and profiting from a violent image."

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"They monetized the killing of FBG Duck” — The lawsuit accuses Lil Durk and record labels

Lasheena Weekly's 230-page lawsuit claimed Lil Durk and his brother DThang knew King Von had placed a $100,000 bounty to kill his rival FBG Duck. It alleged they either actively participated or helped in covering up the murder.

The lawsuit accused Durk of signing O-Block members to OTF to control Chicago's drill scene. It also claimed Lil Durk, his record label and O-Block became "international brands" by "glorifying" Duck's death on social media, adding:

"The killing of FBG Duck was used to expand the developing brand of Lil Durk, OTF and O-Block and to further the criminal enterprise of O-Block. As a result, Lil Durk, O-Block, OTF became international brands through social media and music streaming platforms and profited through podcasts, social media and music streaming. In essence, they monetized the killing of FBG Duck."

Dolce & Gabbana was also listed as a fellow defendant, with the lawsuit alleging the store did not provide proper security as the security guard on duty ran away after the shooting started. Duck reportedly bled out for 17 minutes before emergency services arrived.

Other defendants mentioned in the lawsuit include two private security firms, the city of Chicago and six members of the O-Block gang convicted for Duck's death in a trial this year.

The lawsuit said that Lasheena Weekly, Cashae Williams, and Davon Brinson (the other shooting victim) sought damages for "wrongful death, civil conspiracy, and negligence."

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On August 4, 2020, FBG Duck was at a Dolce and Gabbana store shopping for his son. While at the store, the late rapper was noticed by an O-Block gang member, who reportedly alerted other gang members.

According to NBC Chicago, the gang member also called someone associated with Lil Durk's brother about Duck's location.

Duck was waiting outside the store when two cars pulled up. The rapper was fatally shot 16 times, while the other two victims sustained injuries. In January 2024, six O-Block members were convicted for the rapper's murder. The sentencing hearing for the convicted members is scheduled for January 2025.