FBG Duck and King Von have a surprising, and deadly, connection to one another — and it’s one that supersedes their deaths.
In 2014, Von — who already had a fearsome reputation in Chicago — fatally shot Gakirah Barnes, who was believed to be an assassin for the Gangster Disciples street gang, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Just 17 years old at the time of her assassination, Barnes’s murder kicked off a war between the Gangster Disciples and the Black Disciples, who counted King Von amongst their ranks.
In the process of killing the teenager, King Von also shot Barnes’s brother, but he got away and ultimately survived the attack. It’s not clear whether he is a witness or an informant in the case.
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FBG Duck (real name Carlton Weekly) was a member of the Gangster Disciples alongside Barnes, and it’s believed that her murder sparked an all-out war between himself and Von (real name Dayvon Daquan Bennett).
Ultimately, the war continued between the two rappers’ rival factions until it culminated with the deaths of both King Von and FBG Duck, both of whom were killed within months of each other in 2020.
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These revelations, and more, have come out in the recent indictment of six men in connection with the death of FBG Duck: Ralph Turpin, Charles “C Murda” Liggins, Kenneth Roberson, Tacarlos Offerd, Christopher “C Thang” Thomas and Marcus “Muwop” Smart.
A seventh man was also allegedly connected to FBG Duck’s murder, but he killed himself prior to his indictment.
As part of the indictment, it was also revealed that the Black Disciples offered up a bounty that totaled $60,000 for anyone who killed FBG Duck.
What’s more, the indictment revealed that King Von allegedly ordered FBG Duck’s execution prior to his own murder in 2020.
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“The shooting lasted about 12 seconds in total, but the shooters fired 38 times, and hit [FBG Duck] 16 of those times,” read the indictment.
The six men aren’t just being charged with the rapper’s murder, however.
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According to a separate report for the Chicago Sun-Times, they are also being hit with larger federal racketeering charges under the RICO act, since the alleged murder-for-hire was done by a street gang.
A trial is set for all six of the men for October 10.
