Ksoo and ATK Scotty have been convicted of killing rival rapper Lil Buck in a case fueled by music, gang ties and testimony from Ksoo’s personal father.

Ksoo and his cousin, ATK Scotty, have been each convicted of first-degree homicide within the 2020 killing of rival rapper Charles “Lil Buck” McCormick Jr., a violent fruits of a long-running Hip-Hop and gang rivalry in Florida.

Jurors returned responsible verdicts after listening to weeks of testimony tying the 2 to the lethal ambush exterior a Jacksonville procuring plaza.

Prosecutors mentioned Lil Buck, a member of the rival group KTA, was focused after releasing a diss observe mocking the 2019 loss of life of Willie Addison, Ksoo’s half-brother.

The state argued Ksoo jumped out of a automobile and chased Lil Buck down, capturing him a number of occasions.

The prosecution’s case leaned closely on surveillance video, cellphone knowledge, social media posts and lyrics, in addition to testimony from Ksoo’s personal father and a former affiliate turned cooperating witness.

Dominique “Butta” Barner, who pleaded responsible to second-degree homicide in alternate for his cooperation, informed jurors he was a part of the plan and recognized Ksoo because the shooter.

“He acquired out and began capturing. I seen it,” Barner testified, including that the killing was retaliation for Addison’s loss of life.

Ksoo’s father, Abdul Robinson Sr., additionally testified towards his son. He recognized the rapper in dashcam footage displaying a hooded determine opening hearth.

Each Ksoo and ATK Scotty have been tried concurrently however earlier than separate juries. Ksoo’s brother, Abdul Robinson Jr., faces associated expenses in a separate trial.

Prosecutors mentioned the homicide was a part of a broader feud between two Jacksonville teams — Ace’s Prime Killers (ATK), which incorporates Ksoo and rapper Yungeen Ace, and Kill Them All (KTA), which included Lil Buck and the late rapper Julio Foolio, who was shot and killed in June 2024.

Yungeen Ace supplied up assist to the now convicted killers simply as their trial began.

“I’m behind yall..see yall quickly,” he wrote.

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