Gang Members to Stand Trial Over Broad Daylight Killing of Rapper FBG Duck In Wealthy Chicago Neighborhood

Six Chicago gang members will stand trial for their roles in the death of popular rapper FBG Duck, who was shot over a dozen times while waiting to enter a luxury goods store three years ago.

FBG Duck — born Carlton Weekly — was murdered while visiting Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood to shop for his son's birthday in August 2020.

Ralph Turpin, a member of the O-Block street gang and rival of Weekly, spotted him as he was shopping and immediately called members of his gang, urging them to kill Weekly while he was still in the area, according to court documents obtained by the Chicago Tribune.

A short time later, four gunmen opened fire, firing 38 shots, striking Weekly at least 16 times and killing him in front of a Dolce & Gabbana store. A woman who had driven him to the store and a bystander in the line were also wounded.

Surveillance cameras captured most of the attack, and Turpin was filmed calmly observing the scene as Weekly's body lay on the sidewalk, the outlet reported.

Shortly after the shooting, Turpin allegedly sent a text with three laughing emojis to a woman with whom he shared a child but had been dating Weekly.

Now, 34-year-old Turpin and five other members of O-Block are facing trial in U.S. District Court. They have been charged with conspiring to murder Weekly as part of a "criminal racketeering enterprise," per the Tribune.

If convicted, each defendant could be sentenced to life in prison.

Lil Durk, a well-known figure in Chicago's drill rap scene, has close ties to O Block and has been linked to the case indirectly, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The trial will likely delve into his connections.

The outlet previously reported that a $100,000 bounty had been placed on Weekly shortly before his murder.

In anticipation of the trial, prosecutors have requested that jurors' names be kept confidential due to concerns of potential intimidation and harassment, given the significant publicity surrounding the case, the Sun-Times reported.

Despite arguments against it, the judge agreed to an anonymous jury.