Dayvon Daquan Bennett † (August 9, 1994 – November 6, 2020 [aged 26]), better known professionally as King Von, was an American musician, rapper, and songwriter, who performed the genres of rap, hip hop, trap, and drill. During his career, from 2018 to 2020, he released a total of one studio album, which is Welcome to O'Block, (2020), and two mixtapes, including Grandson, Vol. 1, (2019), and Levon James, (2020).
He was shot and killed in Atlanta, Georgia by Quando Rondo's artist, Lul Timm.
Death
On November 6, 2020, at around 2:15 am in an Atlanta nightclub, King Von was involved in an altercation with rapper Quando Rondo. The dispute quickly escalated into gunfire. He was subsequently transported to a hospital in critical condition and died there later that day; he was 26 years old. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that three people were killed. Four people were wounded; one of them was placed in police custody for the murder of King Von while being treated for a gunshot wound. The suspect was identified as Timothy Leeks, known as Lul Timm, aged 22. On November 15, 2020, King Von was buried in his hometown of Chicago.
After his passing, his friend Lil Durk got into multiple altercations with Quando Rondo and NBA Youngboy, with the former repeatedly dissing Von after his death. Lul Timm would be eventually cleared of all charges.
Many people kept posting comments on Durk's social media accounts asking for him to retaliate for Von, saying "Slide for Von". Quando's SUV would be shot at a few years later, resulting in one of his friends passing away, which Durk mocked on a diss track.
Controversy
Serial Killings
Von was heavily involved in gang activity from his teenage years up until his death, most notably the murders of Gakirah "K.I" Barnes, FBG Duck and at least ten others. Trap Lore Ross described Von as "Rap's First Serial Killer".[1]