After a nearly three-month trial and four days of closing arguments, a federal jury finally began deliberating late Wednesday in the racketeering case of six purported gang members charged with carrying out the brazen 2020 murder of drill rapper FBG Duck in the Gold Coast.

       The jury of five men and seven women, who have remained anonymous due to security concerns surrounding the case, were sent back to the jury room at about 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, but almost immediately told the judge they wanted to leave for the day. They are expected to resume Thursday morning.

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       Prosecutors alleged the high-profile slaying of Duck, whose real name was Carlton Weekly, was part of a deadly, yearslong conflict between two South Side gang factions who boasted about their exploits and killing rivals through drill rap tracks that often name-dropped specific victims.