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Brazen slaying of Chicago rapper FBG Duck part of gang war, prosecutors allege as conspiracy trial gets underway

Chicago police investigate the scene of a fatal shooing in the first block of East Oak Street in the Gold Coast neighborhood on Aug. 4, 2020.

CHICAGO — Prosecutors on Tuesday alleged the broad daylight killing of Chicago drill rapper FBG Duck in the ritzy Oak Street retail corridor was just one salvo in a deadly yearslong conflict between two warring gang factions that often bragged about their illicit activities in song lyrics and social media insults.

The August 2020 homicide was described in detail as opening statements were delivered Tuesday in

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