Who killed rapper FBG Duck in Chicago?

FBG Duck was shot and killed on August 4, 2020. 

On January 17, 2024, a conviction was given out in the rapper's murder case.

Who was rapper FBG Duck?

Carlton Weekly, better known as FBG Duck, was a 26-year-old rapper from Chicago, Illinois, born on December 6, 1993.

He was an up-and-coming rap artist best known for songs like Slide and Exposing Me Remix. 

FBG Duck was a Fly Boy Gang rap crew member.

He was active on social media, including Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and X (formerly known as Twitter).

What happened to FBG Duck?

FBG Duck was shopping in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago at around 4:30 pm on August 4, 2020, when two vehicles opened fire after pulling up near him and two other people.

The two others — a 36-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman — were sitting in a parked vehicle when they were also injured in the shooting, per Fox 32.

A video that circulated online showed a man in a blue tracksuit, believed to be FBG Duck, on the ground moments after he was shot.

The man was seen face down and struggling on the street while two police officers were near him. 

A woman in a car close by was seen screaming on the phone, calling out for help.

A passersby took a video claiming the person on the ground was the rapper.

"I’m just riding my bike. F*** man. They shot FBG Duck man. I don’t know who shot him I just f***ing ran into this," the person said.

Another man who was also injured remained beside him on the ground.

FBG Duck sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Who was convicted of FBG Duck's death?

As the Chicago Tribune reported, on January 17, 2024, a federal jury found six alleged O-Block gang members guilty of FBG Duck's murder.

According to the outlet, prosecutors said the rapper was killed "as part of a yearslong gang conflict between factions of the Black Disciples and Gangster Disciples on the South Side."

32-year-old Charles Liggins; 30-year-old Kenneth Roberson; 24-year-old Christopher Thomas; 25-year-old Marcus Smart; 32-year-old Tacarlos Offerd; and 34-year-old Ralph Turpin were "convicted of murder in the aid of racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder."

Liggins, Roberson, Thomas, Smart, and Offerd were also found guilty of using a firearm in the murder, per the publication.

"The verdicts were mixed in the four other counts, which stemmed from wounds suffered by two bystanders also injured in FBG Duck's killing," the Chicago Tribune continued.

"A life sentence is mandatory for a conviction of murder in aid of racketeering," according to the outlet.

The sentencing hearings are anticipated to take place in August and September 2024.

All six defendants are allegedly members or associates of O-Block, "a rival faction of Black Disciples based in the Parkway Gardens housing complex named in honor of Odee Perry, a fellow gang member killed in 2011."

FBG Duck’s mother, LaSheena Weekly, cried as she listened to the jury verdicts at the Everett M. Dirksen US Courthouse, per the publication.

"When I go home and tell my grandkids that their father('s) justice has been served, that’s going to be a big burden lifted off my shoulders,” LaSheena told reporters following the verdicts.

"I just want to thank the United States government for doing a very good job in making sure that these guys will never hurt another mom and another child again," she continued.