King Von did not shoot FBG Duck, but federal prosecutors and cooperating witnesses said he ordered the killing. According to an FBI affidavit and testimony at the federal trial of the men who carried out the shooting, Von placed a bounty on FBG Duck that started at $50,000 and grew to $100,000, and members of the O Block faction of the Black Disciples killed the rival Chicago rapper on August 4, 2020. So the direct question — did King Von kill FBG Duck — has a two-part answer: no, he wasn’t one of the four gunmen, and yes, prosecutors said he set the murder in motion and paid for it.
Von was never charged. He was shot and killed in Atlanta three months after Duck’s death, before any indictment came down. What’s known about his role comes from the federal case against the six O Block members who were convicted of the murder in January 2024, and from a civil lawsuit brought by Duck’s family that is still working through Cook County court.
What Happened Outside the Dolce & Gabbana Store
Carlton Weekly, the 26-year-old rapper known as FBG Duck, was shopping for his son on East Oak Street in Chicago’s Gold Coast when he was spotted by Ralph “Teezy” Turpin, an O Block associate. Prosecutors said Turpin alerted others, and four gunmen arrived in a Chrysler 300 and a Ford Fusion. They opened fire as Weekly tried to flee, striking him 16 times. His girlfriend, Cashae Williams, was shot in the wrist while returning fire. A bystander was also hit. Weekly died from his injuries.
The Evidence That Von Ordered the Hit
Roughly two weeks after the killing, an informant in Chicago police custody told detectives and FBI agents that someone affiliated with the Black Disciples had offered $50,000 for FBG Duck’s death, later raised to $100,000. A second tipster separately told investigators that “Duck had a price on his head.”
The informant did not name Von outright in the records reviewed by the Chicago Sun-Times, but described the person who placed the bounty as someone who had purchased custom “O Block” necklaces for gang members. A March 2021 FBI affidavit connected that description to Von, pointing to a YouTube video in which he appeared at an Atlanta jewelry store acquiring diamond-encrusted O Block pendants for associates.
At the federal trial, prosecutors put more direct evidence in front of the jury. A cooperating witness testified that one of the shooters, Kenneth “Kenny Mac” Roberson, admitted he took part in the killing because Von had “placed a hit on Duck.” Prosecutors also introduced evidence that Von spent $128,000 on O Block pendants, some purchased after the murder, and called the jewelry “trophies” handed out to reward the participants.
There was also the music. FBI Agent Domonique Dixon testified that in the video for Von’s song “Took Her To The O,” released months before the shooting, Von depicted himself fatally shooting a man who shared FBG Duck’s physical features. Prosecutors argued it amounted to a public declaration of intent.
Why Von Wanted Duck Dead
The killing came out of a nearly decade-long feud between two South Side factions: the O Block set of the Black Disciples, based at the Parkway Gardens complex, and the STL/EBT faction of the Gangster Disciples, known as “Tookaville.” FBG Duck was affiliated with the latter.
The conflict traces back to 2011, when 15-year-old Shondale “Tooka” Gregory was fatally shot at a Chicago bus stop, and 20-year-old Odee Perry, a Black Disciples member, was killed the same year. Police sources identified Perry’s killer as Gakirah Barnes, a teenage Gangster Disciples member. The Black Disciples renamed their territory “O Block” in Perry’s honor. In 2014, federal court filings state, King Von stood over the 17-year-old Barnes and shot her multiple times, killing her. Prosecutors said her death “fueled a South Side gang war” that eventually reached FBG Duck.
Weeks before he was killed, Duck released a track called “Dead Bitches” that mocked deceased O Block members by name, including Odee Perry. Chicago police later said the attackers tracked Duck’s movements on the day of the shooting through his social media live streams.
Why King Von Was Never Charged
On November 6, 2020, three months after FBG Duck’s murder, Von was shot and killed at age 26 outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge in Atlanta. Police said an argument between two groups in the parking lot escalated into a shootout around 3:30 a.m., and Von was struck during the initial exchange. He was 26. Timothy “Lul Timm” Leeks was arrested and charged with felony murder, but the charge was dismissed by August 2023. Leeks’s attorney told XXL that “the case against Mr. Leeks was dismissed prior to ever being indicted.”
Because Von died before any federal indictment in the FBG Duck case, the evidence about his role reached the public through the prosecution of the men who pulled the triggers, not through a case against him.
Who Was Convicted
In October 2021, federal prosecutors charged five O Block members with murder in aid of racketeering; a sixth, Ralph Turpin, was later added. A seventh suspect, Ezell Rawls, died by suicide during the investigation. After a trial of more than three months before Judge Martha M. Pacold in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the jury on January 17, 2024 convicted all six: Charles “C Murda” Liggins, Kenneth “Kenny Mac” Roberson, Marcus “Muwop” Smart, Tacarlos “Los” Offerd, Christopher “C Thang” Thomas, and Ralph “Teezy” Turpin. Convictions for murder in aid of racketeering carry mandatory life sentences.
The Civil Case Against Von’s Estate
On October 9, 2024, FBG Duck’s mother, LaSheena Weekly, along with Cashae Williams and Davon Brinson, filed a civil lawsuit in Cook County court. The defendants include the estate of King Von, Lil Durk, Only the Family Entertainment, Sony Music, UMG/Interscope, Alamo Records, Empire Distribution, Dolce & Gabbana, the City of Chicago, two private security firms, and the six convicted O Block members.
The complaint alleges that Von placed the $100,000 bounty with the knowledge and facilitation of Lil Durk and OTF leadership, and that the record labels provided the promotional and financial infrastructure that “emboldened” the violence. It characterizes OTF as a criminal enterprise that “monetized the killing of FBG Duck.” Separate claims allege Dolce & Gabbana failed to provide adequate security and that Chicago police left Weekly bleeding for 17 minutes before emergency crews arrived.
As of July 2025, the plaintiffs reached a settlement with Dolce & Gabbana, with no admission of liability. Litigation continues against the remaining defendants, including King Von’s estate, Lil Durk, the labels, and the City of Chicago. That case is where the allegation that King Von ordered FBG Duck’s killing is now being tested outside a criminal courtroom.